20 Bible Verses about Children, examples of

"Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel;" that is, when interpreted, Godis withus.

and when they had come into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and did homage to him; and opening their treasures, they presented him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that will be spoken against;

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit; and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.

and that from a child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

While he was thus speaking to them, lo! a certain ruler came in and bowed down before him, saying, My daughter just now died; but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she will live.

And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he fell at his feet, and besought him much, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death; I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be saved and live.

And lo! there came a man, named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue; and falling at the feet of Jesus, he besought him to come into his house; for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. And as he went, the multitudes thronged him.

And Jesus coming into the rulers house, and seeing the minstrels, and the crowd making a noise, said, Withdraw; for the girl is not dead, but is sleeping. And they laughed him to scorn. But when the crowd had been put out, he went in, and took hold of her hand; and the girl arose.

And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he seeth a tumult, and people weeping and wailing greatly. And going in, he saith to them, Why do ye make this confusion and weeping? The child is not dead, but is sleeping. And they laughed him to scorn. But putting them all out, he taketh the father of the child, and the mother, and those who were with him, and entereth where the child was.read more.
And taking hold of the hand of the child, he saith to her, Talitha, kum; which is, when interpreted, Damsel, I say to thee, arise! And immediately the damsel arose and walked; for she was twelve years old. And immediately they were greatly astonished. And he charged them strictly that no one should know it, and bade that something should be given her to eat.

While he was yet speaking, there cometh one from the house of the ruler of the synagogue, saying, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Teacher any further. But Jesus hearing this, answered him, Fear not; only believe, and she will be made well. And going into the house, he suffered no one to go in with him but Peter and John and James, and the father of the maiden, and the mother.read more.
And all were weeping, and lamenting for her. But he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleeping. And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. But he took hold of her hand, and called aloud, saying, Maiden, arise! And her spirit returned, and she immediately arose. And he ordered food to be given to her.

And Jesus, going from thence, withdrew to the parts of Tyre and Sidon. And, lo! a woman of Canaan came out from those borders, and cried out, saying, Have compassion on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is grievously afflicted with a demon. But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying Send her away, for she is crying out after us.read more.
But he answered and said, I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then she came and fell down before him, saying, Lord, help me! But he answering said, It is not allowable to take the childrens bread, and throw it to the little dogs. And she said, Yea, Lord; for the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters. Then Jesus answering said to her, O woman, great is thy faith; be it done to thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was cured from that hour.

And rising up, he departed thence into the borders of Tyre; and entering into a house, he desired that no one should know it; but he could not escape notice. But a woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, immediately hearing of him, came in, and fell at his feet. The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast out the demon from her daughter.read more.
And he said to her, Let the children be filled first; for it is not well to take the childrens bread and throw it to the little dogs. But she answered, and saith to him, Yea, Lord; even the little dogs under the table eat of the childrens crumbs. And he said to her, For this saying go thy way; the demon hath gone out of thy daughter. And going away to her house, she found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out.

And when they had come to the multitude, there came to him a man, kneeling down to him, and saying, Lord, have compassion on my son; for he is a lunatic, and is sorely afflicted; for he often falleth into the fire, and often into the water. And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.read more.
Then Jesus answering said, Unbelieving and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him; and the boy was cured from that hour.

And one of the multitude answered him, Teacher, I have brought to thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit. And wherever it seizeth hold of him, it throweth him down; and he foameth and gnasheth his teeth; and he pineth away. And I spoke to thy disciples to cast it out, and they were not able. He answereth and saith to them, O unbelieving generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me.read more.
And they brought him to him. And as soon as he saw him, the spirit convulsed him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed, foaming. And he asked his father, How long hath it been thus with him? And he said, From a child; and it hath often cast him both into fire, and into water, to destroy him; but if thou art able to do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. Jesus said to him, If thou art able? All things are possible for him that believeth. The father of the child immediately cried out and said, I believe; help thou my unbelief. And Jesus seeing that the multitude came running together, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, Dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. And uttering a cry, and convulsing him much, it came out of him. And he became as one dead; so that very many said, He is dead. But Jesus, taking hold of his hand, raised him, and he stood up.

And lo! a man from the multitude cried out, saying, Teacher, I beseech thee, look upon my son, for he is my only child; and lo! a spirit seizeth him, and suddenly crieth out, and convulseth him so that he foameth, and it departeth from him hardly, taking away all his strength. And I besought thy disciples to cast it out, and they could not.read more.
And Jesus answering said, O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? Bring thy son hither. And while he was yet coming, the demon threw him down, and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him to his father. And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they were all wondering at all the things which he did, he said to his disciples,

And it came to pass the day after, that he was going to a city called Nain; and many of his disciples were with him, and a great multitude. And as he came near the gate of the city, lo! there was carried out dead an only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude from the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Weep not.read more.
And he came up, and touched the bier; and they who bore it stood still; and he said, Young man, I say to thee, Rise. And he that was dead sat up and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.

So he came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick, at Capernaum. He, having heard that Jesus had come out of Judaea into Galilee, went to him, and asked him to go down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death. Then Jesus said to him, Unless ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.read more.
The nobleman saith to him, Sir, come down before my child die. Jesus saith to him, Go; thy son liveth. The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and went away. And as he was now going down, the servants met him, and brought word that his child was living. Then he inquired of them the hour when he began to mend. And they said to him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.

There is a lad here, who hath five barleyloaves, and two small fishes; but what are they among so many?