Father’s Day Bible Verses
Be inspired by these Bible verses about fathers and share them with a father figure in your life.
We’ve collected our favourite Christian Bible verses for Father’s Day to celebrate dads around the world. You can share these encouraging Father’s Day verses as a gift to say thank you to your own dad.
Or maybe you’re stuck for inspirational verses on your Father’s Day card alongside those Father’s Day gifts? Find a Father's Day Bible verse below to bless a father figure in your life.
So, let’s open the Word of God.
All of these Father’s Day Bible verses are taken from the NIV version of the Bible.
Bible verses for and about fathers
The Bible is full of wisdom about parenting. Let these scriptures about fathers give you courage that God, the Good Father who wants to give us good gifts, will provide you with everything you need as you care for your children.
God loves his son, Jesus Christ, perfectly, and he wants his blessings and guidance to pass down to our children’s children. By holding fast to the instructions of the Lord, fathers (and father figures) can display the fruit of the Spirit, helping children and young people to be rooted and established in faith, by God’s grace and the power of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 6:8 “Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.”
Luke 15:20 “So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.”
Psalm 127:3 “Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court.”
Ephesians 5:1-2 “Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”
Deuteronomy 6:1-2 “These are the commands, decrees and laws the Lord your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, so that you, your children and their children after them may fear the Lord your God as long as you live by keeping all his decrees and commands that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life.”
Exodus 20:12 “Honour your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Malachi 4:6 “He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents.”
Scripture for Father's Day
John 3:16-17 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.”
Joshua 24:15 “But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
Ephesians 6:4 “Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”
Matthew 7: 11 “If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!”
Father's Day memory verses
Proverbs 23:24 “The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.
Proverbs 22:6 “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.”
Joshua 1:9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
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Father’s Day verses to encourage dads
Fatherhood is a theme in scripture. These are great encouraging Father’s Day Bible verses to read. Take a moment to remind yourself of God’s faithfulness. God is with us, and he helps us as we endure hardship. Choose a verse to reflect on today, perhaps one from our encouraging Bible verses – let it be your encouragement, so that you know God’s help to stand firm and have a strong confidence, holding fast to the way of the Lord who is our perfect source of wisdom.
Lamentations 3:22-23 “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
Ephesians 3:20 “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.”
2 Timothy 2:13 “If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself.”
Deuteronomy 1:29-31 “Then I said to you, ‘Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of them. The Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes, and in the wilderness. There you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place.’”
Colossians 3: 12-14 “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
Deuteronomy 7:13 He will love you and bless you and increase your numbers. He will bless the fruit of your womb, the crops of your land—your grain, new wine and olive oil—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.
We also see how the love of a father isn’t just for within a family. Paul teaches in 1 Thessalonians 2:8-12 that this ‘father heart’ for encouraging, comforting and urging, shaped the way he loved his fellow believers.
Father’s Day verses about God as our Heavenly Father
Praise God, He is our Heavenly Father who will never leave us or forsake us. His Holy Spirit is always with us. God is the best father and thanks to Jesus’ sacrifice, we can know Him personally. May you experience God’s promise of unfailing love as you read these incredible Father’s Day Bible verses:
Isaiah 64:8 “Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.”
James 1:17 “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”
1 John 3:1 “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!”
Hebrews 12:7-10 “Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all. Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live! They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness.”
John 1:18 “No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.”
Romans 8:15 “The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”
Psalm 103:13 “As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.”
Micah 6:8 “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”
3 famous fathers in the Bible to spur on all the fathers in our lives
Abraham: A leader with incredible faith, God gave Abraham the task of fathering an entire nation. God kept his promise to Abraham – that the saviour of the world would come through Abraham and Sarah’s son. God was faithful to Abraham as he trusted Him for a son.
Genesis 21:1-2 “Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised. Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him.”
Noah: Noah chose to trust in God. Though the building of the Ark took many years, his sons and daughter-in-law were right beside him. They could have walked away, but Noah taught them how to trust in God.
Noah made mistakes in his old age (as does every ‘hero’ in the Bible, save for Jesus!) but he taught His sons to follow God’s ways. Even in our sin and weakness, we can teach our children to follow the Father’s instruction and to learn that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 9:10).
Genesis 9:18-19 “The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.) These were the three sons of Noah, and from them came the people who were scattered over the whole earth.”
Zacharias: An angel appeared to Zacharias to announce the birth of his son, John. Zacharias was made mute after the announcement until John was born, teaching Zacharias to trust in God. As a priest, Zacharias undoubtedly taught his son much about the coming Messiah.
Luke 1:13 “But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.”
Father’s day prayers
Father God, we pray for dads around the world this Father’s Day. We think particularly of fathers living in poverty. Give strength to those who work long hours or struggle to find employment as they try and care for their families.
God our Father, please guide those of us who are fathers to care for our families with your wisdom. Strengthen us in the daily challenges of parenting. Give us the fruits of your spirit: love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
And Lord we pray for those who are fatherless or face challenging family situations. For those who find Father’s Day difficult. We praise you that you’re the source of peace and comfort.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Sources: Bible Gateway
Words by
Becca Stanley
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