When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man: "Child, your sins are forgiven."

When I was a child, I talked as a child, I felt as a child, I reasoned as a child; now that I am a man, I have done with childish ways.

And there some people brought to him a paralyzed man on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man: "Courage, Child! Your sins are forgiven."

"Teacher, in our Scriptures Moses decreed that, should a man's brother die, leaving a widow but no child, the man should take the widow as his wife, and raise up a family for his brother.

Therefore, any one who will humble himself like this child-- that man shall be the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

I tell you, unless a man receives the Kingdom of God like a child, he will not enter it at all."

And just then a man in the crowd shouted out: "Teacher, I entreat you to look at my son, for he is my only child;

And then said to them: "Any one who, for the sake of my Name, welcomes even this little child is welcoming me; and any one who welcomes me is welcoming him who sent me as his Messenger. For whoever is lowliest among you all--that man is great."

I tell you, unless a man receives the Kingdom of God like a child, he will not enter it at all."

A woman in labor is in pain because her time has come; but no sooner is the child born, than she forgets her trouble in her joy that a man has been born into the world.