Bible Verses About Grandparents
Scripture on the crown of grandchildren and faith passed down the generations.
Scripture sees the generations as one long relay of faith — and grandparents as treasured runners in it. These verses honour their crown, their stories, and their prayers.
Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
Children's children are the crown of old men.
One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
One generation shall praise thy works to another.
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
Lois to Eunice to Timothy — grandmother faith that travelled.
But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;
His mercy: from everlasting to everlasting, to children's children.
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;
Teach the things thine eyes have seen to thy sons, and thy sons' sons.
They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
Still bringing forth fruit in old age — the evergreen promise.
Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
The grey-headed prayer: let me shew thy strength to this generation.
And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.
Jacob blessing Joseph's sons — the grandparent's blessing at work.
Grandparents hold the long view: they have seen God be faithful for decades, and their telling of it is treasure. Pass the stories on — and if you have a grandparent to call, call.
