20 Bible Verses about Like Children

Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.”

Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.”

and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

But Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

But Jesus called for them, saying, “Permit the children to come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation,

But it is not this way with you, but the one who is the greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the servant.

And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ.

For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant.

Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.

Now, O Lord my God, You have made Your servant king in place of my father David, yet I am but a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in.

Then I said, “Alas, Lord God!
Behold, I do not know how to speak,
Because I am a youth.”

When Israel was a youth I loved him,
And out of Egypt I called My son.

“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market places, who call out to the other children,

They are like children who sit in the market place and call to one another, and they say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’

As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming;

When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things.

Now in a like exchange—I speak as to children—open wide to us also.