8 Bible Verses about Childhood

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Childhood » Marks of » Petty complaints

Matthew 11:17

We played the flute for you,
but you didn’t dance;
we sang a lament,
but you didn’t mourn!

Childhood » Love of amusement

Childhood » Marks of » Foolishness

Childhood » Marks of » Fickleness

Childhood » Marks of » Credulity

Proverbs 14:15

The inexperienced one believes anything,
but the sensible one watches his steps.

Childhood » Marks of » Need of rulers

Galatians 4:2

Instead, he is under guardians and stewards until the time set by his father.

Childhood » Marks of » Dependence

Numbers 11:12

Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth so You should tell me, ‘Carry them at your breast, as a nursing woman carries a baby,’ to the land that You swore to give their fathers?

Childhood » Marks of » Weak digestion

Childhood » Marks of » Ignorance

Hebrews 5:12

Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the basic principles of God’s revelation again. You need milk, not solid food.

Symbols and similitudes » Childhood

Mark 10:14-15

When Jesus saw it, He was indignant and said to them, "Let the little children come to Me. Don't stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I assure you: Whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."

Luke 18:16-17

Jesus, however, invited them: "Let the little children come to Me, and don't stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I assure you: Whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."

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