9 Bible Verses about Childlikeness

verily I say to you, whoever may not receive the reign of God, as a child -- he may not enter into it;'

as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

Brethren, become not children in the understanding, but in the evil be ye babes, and in the understanding become ye perfect;

whoever then may humble himself as this child, he is the greater in the reign of the heavens.

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved, and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,

as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,

Have I not compared, and kept silent my soul, As a weaned one by its mother? As a weaned one by me is my soul.

And now, O Jehovah my God, Thou hast caused thy servant to reign instead of David my father; and I am a little child, I do not know to go out and to come in;

and Jesus having called them near, said, 'Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;