Thematic Bible: Attitude toward children
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Friends
One of his disciples--the one whom Jesus loved--was reclining {close beside} Jesus.
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(Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.)
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Jesus wept. So the Jews were saying, "See how he loved him!"
No longer do I call you slaves, because the slave does not know what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything that I have heard from my Father I have revealed to you.
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Composure
And he woke up [and] rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Be quiet! Be silent!" And the wind abated and there was a great calm.
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And Jesus said to him, "Friend, [do that] for which you have come." Then they came up [and] laid hands on Jesus and arrested him.
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Jesus replied to him, "You would not have any authority over me unless it was given to you from above. For this [reason] the one who handed me over to you has greater sin."
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Declared that a childlike spirit is absolutely essential in religion
and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you turn around and become like young children, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven! Therefore whoever humbles himself like this child, this person is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven,
Christ's » Attitude toward children » Promises a reward for kindness to
And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will never lose his reward."
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Observed the children at play
"But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another,
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Warned against despising
"See to it that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that their angels in heaven constantly see the face of my Father [who is] in heaven.
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Used a child as an example
And calling a child [to himself], he had him stand in their midst
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Gentle
He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather [the] lambs in his arm, and he will carry [them] in his bosom; he will lead those who nurse.
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Said, suffer the little children to come unto me
But [when] Jesus saw [it], he was indignant, and said to them, "Let the young children come to me. Do not forbid them, {for to such belongs} the kingdom of God.
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Commanded that they should be fed spiritual food
Now when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon [son] of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs!"
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Commands reception of
"Whoever welcomes one of the young children such as these in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me, but the one who sent me."
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