Bible Verses About The Pedagogue And Christian Instruction

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Direct command to raise children in Lord's discipline and instruction.

Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

Core Bible passage on the law as tutor to Christ.

Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.

Bible passage naming Christ as the one instructor.

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

Wise people can keep growing by instruction.

For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.

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If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

Explains discipline as fatherly treatment for sons

If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.

Commands Timothy to instruct the brethren.

My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

Warns teachers about stricter judgment.

With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?

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This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.

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Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

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Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

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An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.

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These things command and teach.

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But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.

Shows the child under tutors until maturity.

And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

Directly links discipline with sonship

For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

Says God disciplines for our good and holiness

In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

Ties teaching to dignity and good works.

One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

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The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

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Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

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He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

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I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

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He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

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If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

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But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

States the law as schoolmaster before faith

The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.

Bible passage saying a disciple should be like his teacher.

Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

Leaders must teach sound doctrine and rebuke error.

Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.

Calls instruction something to hold fast.

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

Says grace teaches sober and godly living

He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?

Names God as instructor of the nations.

Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

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I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

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And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.

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For though ye have ten thousand instructers in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

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