Thematic Bible: Attitude toward children
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Friends
Next to Jesus, at his right at the table, was one of his disciples whom Jesus especially loved.
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Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
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Jesus shed tears. So the Jews said, "See how much he loved him!"
I do not call you slaves any longer, for a slave does not know what his master is doing, but now I call you friends, for I have made known to you everything that I have learned from my Father.
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Composure
Then he awoke and reproved the wind, and said to the sea, "Hush! Silence!" And the wind went down and there was a great calm.
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Jesus said to him, "My friend, what are you here for?" Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and secured him.
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Jesus answered him, "You would have no power at all over me, if it were not given to you from above. So you are less guilty than the man who betrayed me to you."
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Declared that a childlike spirit is absolutely essential in religion
and he said, "I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven at all. Anyone, therefore, who is as unassuming as this child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven,
Christ's » Attitude toward children » Promises a reward for kindness to
And no one who will give the humblest of my disciples even a cup of cold water because he is my disciple, I tell you, can ever fail of his reward."
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Observed the children at play
But to what can I compare this present age? It is like children sitting about in the bazaars and calling out to their playmates,
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Warned against despising
"Beware of feeling scornful of one single little child, for I tell you that in heaven their angels have continual access to my Father in heaven.
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Used a child as an example
He called a child to him and had him stand among them,
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Gentle
Christ's » Attitude toward children » Said, suffer the little children to come unto me
When Jesus saw it, he was indignant, and said to them, "Let the children come to me; do not try to stop them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as they.
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Commanded that they should be fed spiritual food
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, are you more devoted to me than these others are?" Peter said to him, "Yes, Master, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Then feed my lambs!"
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Commands reception of
"Whoever welcomes one child like this on my account is welcoming me, and whoever welcomes me, welcomes not me but him who has sent me."
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