8 Bible Verses about Childhood

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Childhood » Marks of » Petty complaints

Matthew 11:17

"A wedding song we played for you, the dance you all did scorn. A woeful dirge we chanted, too, but then you would not mourn.'

Childhood » Love of amusement

Childhood » Marks of » Foolishness

Childhood » Marks of » Fickleness

Childhood » Marks of » Credulity

Proverbs 14:15

An unthinking person believes everything, but the prudent one thinks before acting.

Childhood » Marks of » Need of rulers

Galatians 4:2

Instead, he is placed under the care of guardians and servant managers until the time set by the father.

Childhood » Marks of » Dependence

Numbers 11:12

Did I conceive this people or give birth to them, so that you would tell me to carry them near my heart like a wet nurse carries a suckling baby to the land that you promised to their forefathers?

Childhood » Marks of » Weak digestion

Childhood » Marks of » Ignorance

Hebrews 5:12

In fact, though by now you should be teachers, you still need someone to teach you the basic truths of God's word. You have become people who need milk instead of solid food.

Symbols and similitudes » Childhood

Mark 10:14-15

When Jesus saw this, he became furious and told them, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom of God belongs to people like these. I tell all of you with certainty, whoever doesn't receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it."

Luke 18:16-17

Jesus, however, called for the children and said, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom of God belongs to people like these. I tell all of you with certainty, whoever doesn't receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never get into it at all."

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