Mark 10:14

But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, "Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Genesis 17:7

I will confirm my covenant as a perpetual covenant between me and you. It will extend to your descendants after you throughout their generations. I will be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

Genesis 17:10-14

This is my requirement that you and your descendants after you must keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.

Numbers 14:31

But I will bring in your little ones, whom you said would become victims of war, and they will enjoy the land that you have despised.

Deuteronomy 4:37

Moreover, because he loved your ancestors, he chose their descendants who followed them and personally brought you out of Egypt with his great power

Deuteronomy 29:11-12

your infants, your wives, and the foreigners living in your encampment, those who chop wood and those who carry water --

1 Samuel 1:11

She made a vow saying, "O Lord of hosts, if you will look with compassion on the suffering of your female servant, remembering me and not forgetting your servant, and give a male child to your servant, then I will dedicate him to the Lord all the days of his life. His hair will never be cut."

1 Samuel 1:22

but Hannah did not go up with them. Instead she told her husband, "Once the boy is weaned, I will bring him and appear before the Lord, and he will remain there from then on."

1 Samuel 1:27-28

I prayed for this boy, and the Lord has given me the request that I asked of him.

Psalm 78:4

we will not hide from their descendants. We will tell the next generation about the Lord's praiseworthy acts, about his strength and the amazing things he has done.

Psalm 115:14-15

May he increase your numbers, yours and your children's!

Psalm 131:1-2

A song of ascents, by David. O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor do I have a haughty look. I do not have great aspirations, or concern myself with things that are beyond me.

Isaiah 65:23

They will not work in vain, or give birth to children that will experience disaster. For the Lord will bless their children and their descendants.

Jeremiah 32:39-40

I will give them a single-minded purpose to live in a way that always shows respect for me. They will want to do that for their own good and the good of the children who descend from them.

Matthew 18:4

Whoever then humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 18:10

"See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

Matthew 19:14

But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

Mark 3:5

After looking around at them in anger, grieved by the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

Mark 8:33

But after turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan. You are not setting your mind on God's interests, but on man's."

Luke 9:54-56

Now when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"

Luke 18:15-16

Now people were even bringing their babies to him for him to touch. But when the disciples saw it, they began to scold those who brought them.

Acts 2:39

For the promise is for you and your children, and for all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call to himself."

Acts 3:25

You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, saying to Abraham, 'And in your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed.'

Romans 11:16

If the first portion of the dough offered is holy, then the whole batch is holy, and if the root is holy, so too are the branches.

Romans 11:28

In regard to the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but in regard to election they are dearly loved for the sake of the fathers.

1 Corinthians 7:14

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified because of the wife, and the unbelieving wife because of her husband. Otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.

1 Corinthians 14:20

Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Instead, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.

Ephesians 4:26

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger.

2 Timothy 1:5

I recall your sincere faith that was alive first in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and I am sure is in you.

2 Timothy 3:15

and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

1 Peter 2:2

And yearn like newborn infants for pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation,

Revelation 14:5

and no lie was found on their lips; they are blameless.

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Summary

But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

General references

Bible References

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Mark 3:5
After looking around at them in anger, grieved by the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
Mark 8:33
But after turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan. You are not setting your mind on God's interests, but on man's."
Luke 9:54
Now when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"
Ephesians 4:26
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger.

General references

Numbers 3:15
"Number the Levites by their clans and their families; every male from a month old and upward you are to number."

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