'Child' in the Bible

But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.

And it happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to call him Zacharias, after his father.

All who heard them kept them in mind, saying, “What then will this child turn out to be?” For the hand of the Lord was certainly with him.

“And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;For you will go on before the Lord to prepare His ways;

And the child continued to grow and to become strong in spirit, and he lived in the deserts until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

in order to register along with Mary, who was engaged to him, and was with child.

When they had seen this, they made known the statement which had been told them about this Child.

And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to carry out for Him the custom of the Law,

And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign to be opposed—

The Child continued to grow and become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

He, however, took her by the hand and called, saying, “Child, arise!”

But Jesus, knowing what they were thinking in their heart, took a child and stood him by His side,

and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; for the one who is least among all of you, this is the one who is great.”

And he said to him, ‘Son, you have always been with me, and all that is mine is yours.

But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony.

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

Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for there will be great distress upon the land and wrath to this people;