14 Bible Verses about Children In The Miracles Of Jesus Christ

As he was saying these words to them, a ruler came up and knelt before him, saying. "My daughter has just died; but come, put your hand upon her, and she will live."

Then one of the wardens of the synagogue, named Jairus, came up, and as soon as he saw Jesus, fell at his feet, with many entreaties, "My little daughter," he said, "is dying. I beseech you, come and lay your hands on her, that she may recover and live."

for they were all waiting for him. Just then there came a man named Jarius, and he was ruler in the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus' feet and begged him to come into his house; for he had only one daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay dying. But as he went the crowds continued to press in on him.

Now when Jesus had come into the house of the ruler, and had seen the flute-players and the wailing crowd, he said, "Leave the room, for the little girl is not dead, she is sleeping." And they began laughing at him. When, however, the crowd had been driven out, he went in and took her hand, and the little girl woke up.

As they came to the house of the warden of the synagogue, he gazed upon a tumult, many weeping and wailing shrilly. "Why all this tumult and loud weeping?" he asked. "The child is not dead, but asleep." And they began to laugh him to scorn. Then he put them all outside, took the father and mother of the child and those he brought with him, and entered the room where the child was lying.read more.
Then he took the child's hand and said to her, "Talitha, cumi," that is to say, "Little girl, I am speaking to you; arise!" And instantly the little girl stood up, and began to walk, for she was twelve years old, They were at once beside themselves with utter amazement. He, however, repeatedly cautioned them not to let any one know about it, and directed them to give her something to eat.

As he was speaking some one came from the house of the synagogue, saying. "Your daughter is dead! Do not trouble the Master." But Jesus heard and answered. "Have no fear. Only believe, and she shall be restored." So he came to the house, and would not permit anyone to go in with him except Peter and John and James, and the father and Mother of the little girl.read more.
The people were weeping and bewailing her, but he said: "Stop your wailing; for she is not dead, but asleep." They began to laugh him to scorn, because they knew well that she was dead. But he took her by the hand and called to her, "Little daughter, rise!" And her spirit returned and instantly she stood up.

Jesus then left that place, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon. Behold, there came to him a Canaanite woman of those parts. She wailed loudly, saying. "Pity me, Lord, thou Son of David! My daughter is possessed of an evil spirit." But he answered her not a word. Then the disciples came up and kept beseeching him. "Send her away," they said, "because she wails after us."read more.
In reply he said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." But the woman came and knelt to him and said, "Lord, do help me." He answered, "It is not seemly to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs." "True, Lord," she said, "but even the little dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table." Then Jesus answered her. "O woman, great is your faith. It shall be for you even as you desire." And from that hour her daughter was healed.

After he rose and left that place, he went away into the region of Tyre and Sidon. Here he went into a house and wished no one to know it but he could not be hid. Forthwith a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet (the woman was a Greek, a Syro-phoenician by race), and again and again she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter.read more.
"Let the children be filled first," he said to her. "It is unseemly to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." "True, Master," she answered, "but the dogs under the table do pick up the children's crumbs." "For that saying of yours, go home," he replied; "the demon has departed from your daughter." So she went home, and found the child lying in her bed and the demon departed.

As they reached the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, and fell on his knees before him, saying. "Master, take pity on my son, for he is an epileptic and sore distressed. Often he falls into the fire and often into the water. "And I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him."read more.
In reply Jesus said: "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I endure you? Bring him here to me!" Then Jesus rebuked the evil spirit, and it came out of him; and the boy was cured from that very hour.

"Master," answered one of the crowd, "I brought my son to you; he has a dumb spirit in him; and wherever it seizes him it dashes him down; he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and is wasting away. I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not." "O unbelieving generation!" replied Jesus; "how long must I be with you? How long must I be patient with you? Bring him to me."read more.
So they brought the boy to him, and when he saw Jesus, the spirit at once convulsed him, and he fell to the ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth. Then Jesus asked the father, "How long has he been like this?" "From childhood," he answered; "and often it has thrown him into the fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us." Jesus said to him. "'If you can'! All things can be for one who believes." The boy's father with a cry said instantly. "I do believe; help my unbelief." And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit. "You dumb and deaf spirit," he said, "come out of him, I command you, and never enter him again." So with a loud shriek it came out, after throwing the boy into convulsion after convulsion. The boy looked like a corpse, so that most of them said that he was dead. But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he stood up.

and a man called out of the crowd saying. "Teacher, I beg you to look upon my son; for he is my only boy, "and behold a spirit seizes hold of him, and rudely he shouts out, It convulses him till he foams; indeed it will hardly leave off bruising him sorely. "I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not."read more.
"O faithless and perverse generation," said Jesus, "how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son to me." But while he was yet coming the demon dashed him down, and cruelly convulsed him. Then Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and cured the boy, and gave him back to his father. And they were all awestruck at the mighty power of God. But while everyone was marveling at what he was doing, he said to his disciples.

Soon afterward he went to a city called Nain, accompanied by his disciples, and a great crowd of people. Now when he drew near the gate of the city, behold, they were there carrying out one who was dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. A great crowd accompanied her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep."read more.
And he came near and touched the bier; the bearer stopped and he said, "Young man, I bid you to rise." And he who was dead sat up and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.

So he came back again to Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. Now there was one of the king's officers whose son was lying ill at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea into Galilee, he went to him, and begged him to come down and heal his son who was lying at the point of death. Then Jesus said to him, "Unless you all see signs and wonders, you will not believe."read more.
"Sir," said the king's officer, "come down before my little boy dies." Jesus answered. "Go your way. Your son lives." And the man believed the word which Jesus spoke to him, and started to go home. And when he was already on his way down, his slaves met him, saying that his boy was living. So he asked them at what hour he had begun mend. They answered, "Yesterday, about one o'clock, the fever left him."

"There is a lad who has five barley loaves and a couple of fish; but what is that among so many?"