19 Bible Verses about Children And The Kingdom
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and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you turn around and become like young children, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven!
Therefore whoever humbles himself like this child, this person is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven,
But Jesus said, "Allow the children, and do not forbid them to come to me, {for to such belongs} the kingdom of heaven."
But Jesus called them to himself, saying, "Allow the children to come to me, and do not forbid them, {for to such belongs} the kingdom of God.
From the mouth of children and infants you have founded strength on account of your enemies, to silence [the] enemy and [the] avenger.
But your little children, whom you said would be plunder, I will bring them, and they will know the land that you rejected.
At that time Jesus answered [and] said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these [things] from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to young children.
At [that] same time he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these [things] from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to young children. Yes, Father, for this was pleasing before you.
But [when] the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful [things] that he did, and the children shouting in the temple [courts] and saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were indignant.
And they said to him, "Do you hear what these [children] are saying?" So Jesus said to them, "Yes, have you never read, 'Out of the mouths of children and nursing babies you have prepared for yourself praise'?"
Then children were brought to him so that he could lay his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.
And they were bringing young children to him so that he could touch them, but the disciples rebuked them.
Now they were bringing even [their] babies to him so that he could touch them. But [when] the disciples saw [it], they rebuked them.
And a wolf shall {stay} with a lamb, and a leopard shall lie down with a kid, and a calf and a lion and a fatling together {as a small boy leads} them.
And the public squares of the city will be filled [with] boys and girls playing in its public squares.'
And {an infant} shall play over a serpent's hole, and {a toddler} shall put his hand on a viper's hole.
I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you on account of his name.
I am writing to you, fathers, because you have known the [One who is] from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have conquered the evil one.
My little children, I am writing these [things] to you in order that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous [one],
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