24 Bible Verses about Loving Children

My dear children, let us put our love not into words or into talk but into deeds, and make it real.

"Whoever receives one of these little ones in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives not me but him who sent me."

'Born of him!' Think what a love the Father has for us, in letting us be called 'children of God!' That is what we are. The world does not recognize us? That is simply because it did not recognize him.

Fathers, avoid irritating your children, in case they get dispirited.

Here is how the children of God and the children of the devil are recognized; anyone who does not practise righteousness does not belong to God, and neither does he who has no love for his brother.

but Jesus said to them, "Let the children alone, do not stop them from coming to me: the Realm of heaven belongs to such as these."

This is how we are sure that we love God's children, by loving God and obeying his commands

you are all sons of God by your faith in Christ Jesus

and not merely for the nation but to gather into one the scattered children of God.)

and said, "I tell you truly, unless you turn and become like children, you will never get into the Realm of heaven at all.

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me:

Copy God, then, as his beloved children,

"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, aye and his own life, he cannot be a disciple of mine;

Well, if for all your evil you know to give your children what is good, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him?

Beloved, let us love one another, for love belongs to God, and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God;

The presbyter, to the elect Lady and her children whom I love in the Truth (and not only I but all who know the Truth)

So he called a child, set it among them,

Everyone who believes Jesus is the Christ, is born of God; and everyone who loves the Father, loves the sons born of him.

Here am I all ready to pay you my third visit. And I will not be a burden to you; I want yourselves and not your money. Children have not to put money by for their parents; that is what parents do for their children.

you are all sons of the Light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or the darkness.

I have no greater joy than to hear of my children living in the Truth.

As for you fathers, do not exasperate your children, but bring them up in the discipline and on the admonitions of the Lord.

Brother will betray brother to death, the father will betray his child, children will rise against their parents and put them to death,

but Jesus turned to them and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me but weep for yourselves and for your children!