And she gave birth to a son, a man child, who is to shepherd all the nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up unto God and unto his throne.

When the dragon saw that he was hurled down to the earth, he pursued the woman who gave birth to the man child.

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;

Let deacons be the husband of but one wife, men who rule their children and their household properly.

men who are blameless, the husband of one wife, with believing children who are not accused of riot or insubordination.

I am writing to you, fathers, because you have come to know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have fully overcome the Evil One. I have written to you, little children, because you have learned to know the father.

And moreover, her children will I kill with pestilence. And all the churches shall know that I am he who searches the hearts and souls of men. I will give to each of you according to his works.

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

Those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

"Teacher, Moses wrote a law for us that if a man's brother should die, but leave no children, his brother should take up his wife and raise up his children for his brother.

That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God; but the children of the promise are counted as his posterity.