20 Bible Verses about Like Children

Verily I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God, as a little child, he shall not enter it.

Verily I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall in no wise enter into it.

And said, Verily I say to you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not to come to me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said to them, Suffer the little children to come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

But Jesus called them to him, and said, Suffer little children to come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

As new-born babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual, but as to carnal, even as to babes in Christ.

For every one that useth milk, is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

Brethren, be not children in understanding: yet in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.

Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like to children sitting in the markets, and calling to their fellows,

They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, by which they lie in wait to deceive:

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

Now for a recompense in the same (I speak as to my children,) be ye also enlarged.