20 Bible Verses about Children, examples of

Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel; which is interpreted, God is with us.

and coming into the house they saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they presented him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against,

And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, and was in the wilderness till the day of his manifestation to Israel.

and that from a child you have known the sacred Scriptures, which can make you wise to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

While he was saying these words to them, behold a ruler came and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is now dead, but come and put your hand on her and she shall live.

And one of the synagogue rulers came, Jairus by name, and seeing him, fell at his feet, and besought him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death; come and lay hands on her, that she may be restored, and she shall live.

And behold, a man by the name of Jairus came; and he was the ruler of a synagogue. And falling at the feet of Jesus, he besought him to come to his house, for he had an only daughter twelve years old, and she was dying. And when he was going, the multitudes thronged him.

And Jesus coming into the house of the ruler, and seeing the musicians and the multitude making a tumultuous noise, said, Go away; for the girl is not dead, but asleep. And they derided him. But when the multitude were removed he went in and took her hand, and the girl arose.

And they came to the house of the synagogue ruler, and saw the tumult, and the people weeping and lamenting much. And he went in and said to them, Why do you make a tumult and weep? the little child is not dead, but sleeps. And they derided him. And putting them all out, he took the father and mother of the little child, and those with him, and went in where the little child was;read more.
and taking the hand of the little child, he said to her, Talitha cum, which is interpreted, Girl, I tell you arise; and immediately the girl arose and walked about, for she was twelve years old. And they were astonished with great astonishment. And he charged them strictly that no one should know it, and directed that food should be given her.

While he was yet speaking some one came from the synagogue ruler's house and said to him, Your daughter has died; trouble not the teacher. But Jesus hearing it answered him, Fear not; only believe, and she shall be cured. And when he entered into the house, he permitted no one to go in with him, except Peter, and John, and James, and the father and mother of the child.read more.
And all wept and lamented her. But he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleeps. And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. And taking her hand, he called, saying, Child, arise! And her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And he commanded food to be given her.

And Jesus going out thence departed to the regions of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan from those regions came out and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is badly affected with a demon. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and asked him, saying, Dismiss her, for she cries after us.read more.
But he answered and said, I am not sent, except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me! But he answered and said, It is not right to take the children's bread and cast to the dogs. But she said, Yes, Lord; for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters. Then Jesus answered and said to her, O woman, great is your faith! Be it to you as you wish; and her daughter was cured from that hour.

And he rose up, and departed thence to the regions of Tyre. And entering into a house he wished no one to know it; and he could not be hid. But immediately, a woman whose little daughter had an impure spirit, hearing of him, came and fell down at his feet; and she was a Greek, a Syrophenician by race; and she asked him to cast the demon out of her daughter.read more.
And he said to her, Suffer the children first to be filled; it is not right to take the children's bread, and cast it to the little dogs. And she answered and said to him, Yes, Lord; for even the little dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. And he said to her, For this speech, go; the demon has gone out of your daughter. And departing to her house, she found the little child laid on the bed, and the demon gone out.

And when they came to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling to him and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic, and suffers greatly. For he often falls into the fire, and often into the water. And I brought him to your disciples and they could not cure him.read more.
Jesus answered and said, O unbelieving and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him here to me. And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him, and the child was cured from that hour.

And one of the multitude answered him, Teacher, I have brought my son to you, having a dumb spirit; and wherever it takes him it convulses him, and he foams and grates his teeth, and becomes emaciated. And I spoke to your disciples to cast it out, and they could not. And he answered and said to them, O faithless and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him to me.read more.
And they brought him to him. And seeing him, the spirit immediately affected him with convulsions, and he fell on the ground, and rolled about, foaming. And he asked his father, How long a time is it since this came upon him? And he said, From a little child; and it often casts him into fire, and into waters, to destroy him; but if you are able, help us, and have mercy on us. And Jesus said to him, If you are able? all things are possible to him that believes. And the father of the little child immediately crying out, said, I believe; help my unbelief. And Jesus seeing that a multitude ran together, rebuked the impure spirit, saying to him, Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him, and enter into him no more. And crying out and affecting him with many convulsions, he went out. And he was like a dead person, so that many said, He is dead. But Jesus took him by the hand and raised him up, and he stood up.

And behold, a man from the multitude cried, saying, Teacher, I desire you to look upon my son, for he is my only child; and behold a spirit takes him, and suddenly cries out and convulses him, with foam and crushing him departs from him with difficulty; and I desired your disciples to cast it out, and they could not.read more.
And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you, and suffer you! Bring your son hither. And while he was coming, the demon tore him with spasms and convulsed him. And Jesus rebuked the impure spirit, and cured the child, and gave him back to his father. And they were all astonished at the majesty of God. And while all wondered at all things which he did, he said to his disciples,

And on the next day he went to a city called Nain, and a considerable number of his disciples and a great multitude went with him. And as he approached the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was carried out, an only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a great multitude from the city was with her. And seeing her, the Lord had compassion on her, and said to her, Weep not.read more.
And approaching he touched the bier, and those who bore it stopped. And he said, Young man, I tell you, arise! And the dead sat up, and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.

Then he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. Hearing that Jesus had come from Judea into Galilee, he went to him, and desired him to come down and cure his son, for he was about to die. Then Jesus said to him, Unless you see miracles and prodigies you will not believe.read more.
The nobleman said to him, Lord, come down before my child dies. Jesus said to him, Go; your son lives. The man believed the word which Jesus said to him, and went. And as he was now going down his servants met him, and told, saying, Your child lives. Then he inquired of them the hour in which he became better. Then they said to him, The fever left him yesterday, at the seventh hour.

There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fishes; but what are these for so many?