Thematic Bible: Babes
Thematic Bible
Babes » Figurative » Of weak Christians
An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of the inexperienced, having the form of knowledge and of truth in the law.
And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you as spiritual, but as carnal, as babes in Christ.
For every one partaking of milk is inexperienced in the word of justice: for he is a child.
As new born babes, long for the sincere milk pertaining to the word, that ye might be nourished with it:
Babes » A symbol of the children of the kingdom of heaven
And Jesus, having called a young child, set it in the midst of them, And said, Truly I say to you, Except ye be turned, and become as young children, ye should not come into the kingdom of the heavens. Whoever, therefore, should be humbled as this young child, the same is the greater in the kingdom of the heavens. read more.
And whoever shall receive such a young child in my name, receives me. And whoever should offend one of these little ones believing in me, it is profitable for him that the millstone of an ass be hung upon his neck, and he be sunk in the midst of the sea.
And whoever shall receive such a young child in my name, receives me. And whoever should offend one of these little ones believing in me, it is profitable for him that the millstone of an ass be hung upon his neck, and he be sunk in the midst of the sea.
Truly I say to you, Whoever should not receive the kingdom of God as a young child, should not come into it.
Truly I say to you, Whoever should not receive the kingdom of God as a young child should not enter into it.
Babes » A symbol of the guileless
Out of the mouth of children and sucklings thou hast founded strength on account of thine enemies, to cause the enemy and the avenger to cease.
In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I will acknowledge to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and hast revealed them to babes: yes Father, for so was it benevolence before thee.
In that time Jesus having answered, said, I acknowledge to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for thou hast hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to children.
Babes » In the mouths of, is praise perfected
And they said to him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus says to them, Yes; have ye never read, That out of the mouths of young children and sucklings thou hast adjusted praise?
compared to Saints » Babes
In that time Jesus having answered, said, I acknowledge to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for thou hast hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to children.
As new born babes, long for the sincere milk pertaining to the word, that ye might be nourished with it:
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