24 Bible Verses about Loving Children

Dear children, let us not love in words only nor with the lips, but in deed and in truth.

"Whoever for my sake receives one such young child as this, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not so much me as Him who sent me."

See what marvellous love the Father has bestowed upon us--that we should be called God's children: and that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us--because it has not known Him.

Fathers, do not fret and harass your children, or you may make them sullen and morose.

By this we can distinguish God's children and the Devil's children: no one who fails to act righteously is a child of God, nor he who does not love his brother man.

Jesus however said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them; for it is to those who are childlike that the Kingdom of the Heavens belongs."

The fact that we love God Himself, and obey His commands, is a proof that we love God's children.

You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus;

and not for the nation only, but in order to unite into one body all the far-scattered children of God.

said, "In solemn truth I tell you that unless you turn and become like little children, you will in no case be admitted into the Kingdom of the Heavens.

Any one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and any one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

Therefore be imitators of God, as His dear children.

"If any one is coming to me who does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes and his own life also, he cannot be a disciple of mine.

If you then, imperfect as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in Heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

Dear friends, let us love one another; for love has its origin in God, and every one who loves has become a child of God and is beginning to know God.

The Elder to the elect lady and her children. Truly I love you all, and not I alone, but also all who know the truth,

So He called a young child to Him, and, bidding him stand in the midst of them,

Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God; and every one who loves the Father loves also Him who is the Father's Child.

See, I am now for the third time prepared to visit you, but I will not be a dead weight to you. I desire not your money, but yourselves; for children ought not to put by for their parents, but parents for their children.

for all of you are sons of Light and sons of the day. We belong neither to the night nor to darkness.

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are living in obedience to the truth.

And you, fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up tenderly with true Christian training and advice.

Brother will betray brother to death, and father, child; and children will rise against their own parents and will put them to death.

But Jesus turned towards them and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.