4 Bible Verses about Children, Figurative Sense

at this expression the disciples were much surpriz'd. but Jesus reassum'd the discourse, and said, how difficult a thing is it for those, who place their trust in riches, to enter into the divine kingdom?

the same spirit testifies to our spirit, that we are the children of God.

you were heretofore altogether in the dark, but now being enlightned by the Lord, behave as children of light:

In this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: he that does not practise virtue, and fraternal benevolence, is not of God.