Thematic Bible: Attitude toward children
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Friends
And there was one of his disciples reclining (at meat) in the bosom of Jesus, whom Jesus was loving;
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And Jesus was loving Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus,
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Jesus wept. The Jews, therefore, said, 'Lo, how he was loving him!'
no more do I call you servants, because the servant hath not known what his lord doth, and you I have called friends, because all things that I heard from my Father, I did make known to you.
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Composure
And having waked up, he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, 'Peace, be stilled;' and the wind did lull, and there was a great calm:
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and Jesus said to him, 'Comrade, for what art thou present?' Then having come near, they laid hands on Jesus, and took hold on him.
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Jesus answered, 'Thou wouldest have no authority against me, if it were not having been given thee from above; because of this, he who is delivering me up to thee hath greater sin.'
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Declared that a childlike spirit is absolutely essential in religion
and said, 'Verily I say to you, if ye may not be turned and become as the children, ye may not enter into the reign of the heavens; whoever then may humble himself as this child, he is the greater in the reign of the heavens.
Christ's » Attitude toward children » Promises a reward for kindness to
and whoever may give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say to you, he may not lose his reward.'
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Observed the children at play
'And to what shall I liken this generation? it is like little children in market-places, sitting and calling to their comrades,
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Warned against despising
Beware! -- ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Used a child as an example
And Jesus having called near a child, did set him in the midst of them,
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Gentle
As a shepherd His flock He feedeth, With His arm He gathereth lambs, And in His bosom He carrieth them: Suckling ones He leadeth.
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Said, suffer the little children to come unto me
and Jesus having seen, was much displeased, and he said to them, 'Suffer the children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Commanded that they should be fed spiritual food
When, therefore, they dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, 'Simon, son of Jonas, dost thou love me more than these?' he saith to him, 'Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;' he saith to him, 'Feed my lambs.'
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Christ's » Attitude toward children » Commands reception of
'Whoever may receive one of such children in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth not receive me, but Him who sent me.'
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