17 Bible Verses about Like Children

I tell you true that unless a man receives the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not even enter it."

"I tell you in solemn truth that whoever will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child, he will never get into it."

"In solemn truth I tell you that unless you turn and become like little children, you will not even enter the kingdom of heaven.

"Whoever therefore will humble himself like this little child, is greatest in the kingdom of heaven;

"Let the little children come to me, and forbid them not; for it is to the childlike that the kingdom of heaven belongs."

Jesus was indignant when he saw it, and said: "Let the little children come to me. Do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such.

But Jesus called for the babies. "Let the little children come to me," he said, "do not hinder them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

Like new-born babes long for the pure spiritual milk to make you grow up into salvation;

"But you shall not be so. But he who is greater among you let him become like the younger; and he who is leader like him who serves.

As for me, brothers, I could not talk to you as spiritual men, but as to creatures of flesh, mere babes in Christ.

For every one who feeds on milk is inexperienced in the word of righteousness. He is still an infant.

Brothers, do not become children in understanding; be babes in malice, but in understanding become mature men.

"To what shall I compare this generation? It is like little children sitting in the market-place, who call to the other children,

"To What are they like, they are like children sitting in the market-place and calling to one another. "'We have piped to you,' they say, 'and you have not danced; we have wailed, and you did not cry.'

So we shall no longer be children, tossed up and down, and blown about by every wind of teaching, tricked by the craft of men in the snares of misleading error;

When I was a child I spoke like a child, felt like a child, thought like a child; now that I am become a man, I have done with childish things.

I pray you, therefore, in fair exchange (I speak as to my children), let your hearts also be wide open to me.