'Children' in the Bible

A voice has been heard in Rama, weeping, and great lamentation: Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

And do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

If therefore ye, being wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to them that ask of him?

But brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child; and children shall rise up against parents and shall put them to death;

But to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, which, calling to their companions,

The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a man that is eating and wine-drinking, a friend of tax-gatherers, and of sinners: and wisdom has been justified by her children.

But those that had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

But he answering said, It is not well to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.

but they that ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

and said, Verily I say to you, Unless ye are converted and become as little children, ye will not at all enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

But he not having anything to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and his children, and everything that he had, and that payment should be made.

Then there were brought to him little children that he might lay his hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked them.

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and do not hinder them from coming to me; for the kingdom of the heavens is of such:

And every one who has left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit life eternal.

And when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonders which he wrought, and the children crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David, they were indignant,

But what think ye? A man had two children, and coming to the first he said, Child, go to-day, work in my vineyard.

saying, Teacher, Moses said, If any one die, not having children, his brother shall marry his wife and shall raise up seed to his brother.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

And all the people answering said, His blood be on us and on our children.

But Jesus said to her, Suffer the children to be first filled; for it is not right to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

Whosoever shall receive one of such little children in my name, receives me; and whosoever shall receive me, does not receive me, but him who sent me.

And they brought little children to him that he might touch them. But the disciples rebuked those that brought them.

But Jesus seeing it, was indignant, and said to them, Suffer the little children to come to me; forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God.

And the disciples were amazed at his words. And Jesus again answering says to them, Children, how difficult it is that those who trust in riches should enter into the kingdom of God!

Jesus answering said, Verily I say to you, There is no one who has left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake and for the sake of the gospel,

that shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time: houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions, and in the coming age life eternal.

Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if any one's brother die, and leave a wife behind, and leave no children, that his brother shall take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.

But brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to the thoughts of just men, to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.

Produce therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say in yourselves, We have Abraham for our father, for I say unto you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

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.

and wisdom has been justified of all her children.

and he within answering should say, Do not disturb me; the door is already shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise up to give it thee?

If therefore ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall the Father who is of heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen her brood under her wings, and ye would not.

If any man come to me, and shall not hate his own father and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yea, and his own life too, he cannot be my disciple;

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

And he said to them, Verily I say to you, There is no one who has left home, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,

and shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children in thee; and shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone: because thou knewest not the season of thy visitation.

and the third took her: and in like manner also the seven left no children and died;

And Jesus turning round to them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep over me, but weep over yourselves and over your children;

but as many as received him, to them gave he the right to be children of God, to those that believe on his name;

They answered and said to him, Abraham is our father. Jesus says to them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham;

and not for the nation only, but that he should also gather together into one the children of God who were scattered abroad.

Children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me; and, as I said to the Jews, Where I go ye cannot come, I say to you also now.

Jesus therefore says to them, Children, have ye anything to eat? They answered him, No.

For to you is the promise and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God may call.

that God has fulfilled this to us their children, having raised up Jesus; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son: this day have I begotten thee.

But when we had completed the days, we set out and took our journey, all of them accompanying us, with wives and children, till we were out of the city. And kneeling down upon the shore we prayed.

And they have been informed concerning thee, that thou teachest all the Jews among the nations apostasy from Moses, saying that they should not circumcise their children, nor walk in the customs.

The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit, that we are children of God.

And if children, heirs also: heirs of God, and Christ's joint heirs; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

that the creature itself also shall be set free from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.

nor because they are seed of Abraham are all children: but, In Isaac shall a seed be called to thee.

That is, they that are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned as seed.

the children indeed being not yet born, or having done anything good or worthless (that the purpose of God according to election might abide, not of works, but of him that calls),

But Esaias cries concerning Israel, Should the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, the remnant shall be saved:

Not as chiding do I write these things to you, but as my beloved children I admonish you.

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother; since otherwise indeed your children are unclean, but now they are holy.

Brethren, be not children in your minds, but in malice be babes; but in your minds be grown men.

(But if the ministry of death, in letters, graven in stones, began with glory, so that the children of Israel could not fix their eyes on the face of Moses, on account of the glory of his face, a glory which is annulled;

and not according as Moses put a veil on his own face, so that the children of Israel should not fix their eyes on the end of that annulled.

but for an answering recompense, (I speak as to children,) let your heart also expand itself.

Behold, this third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be in laziness a charge; for I do not seek yours, but you; for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the principles of the world;

my children, of whom I again travail in birth until Christ shall have been formed in you:

For Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which is now, for she is in bondage with her children;

For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break out and cry, thou that travailest not; because the children of the desolate are more numerous than those of her that has a husband.

But ye, brethren, after the pattern of Isaac, are children of promise.

So then, brethren, we are not maid servant's children, but children of the free woman.

among whom we also all once had our conversation in the lusts of our flesh, doing what the flesh and the thoughts willed to do, and were children, by nature, of wrath, even as the rest:

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children,

for ye were once darkness, but now light in the Lord; walk as children of light,

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is just.

And ye fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.

that ye may be harmless and simple, irreproachable children of God in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation; among whom ye appear as lights in the world,

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

Fathers, do not vex your children, to the end that they be not disheartened.

but have been gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse would cherish her own children.

as ye know how, as a father his own children, we used to exhort each one of you, and comfort and testify,

conducting his own house well, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

Let the ministers be husbands of one wife, conducting their children and their own houses well:

but if any widow have children or descendants, let them learn first to be pious as regards their own house, and to render a return on their side to their parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

borne witness to in good works, if she have brought up children, if she have exercised hospitality, if she have washed saints' feet, if she have imparted relief to the distressed, if she have diligently followed every good work.

I will therefore that the younger marry, bear children, rule the house, give no occasion to the adversary in respect of reproach.

if any one be free from all charge against him, husband of one wife, having believing children not accused of excess or unruly.

that they may admonish the young women to be attached to their husbands, to be attached to their children,

And again, I will trust in him. And again, Behold, I and the children which God has given me.

Since therefore the children partake of blood and flesh, he also, in like manner, took part in the same, that through death he might annul him who has the might of death, that is, the devil;

as children of obedience, not conformed to your former lusts in your ignorance;

as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; whose children ye have become, doing good, and not fearing with any kind of consternation.

having eyes full of adultery, and that cease not from sin, alluring unestablished souls; having a heart practised in covetousness, children of curse;

My children, these things I write to you in order that ye may not sin; and if any one sin, we have a patron with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;

I write to you, children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

I write to you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

Little children, it is the last hour, and, according as ye have heard that antichrist comes, even now there have come many antichrists, whence we know that it is the last hour.

And now, children, abide in him, that if he be manifested we may have boldness, and not be put to shame from before him at his coming.

See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called the children of God. For this reason the world knows us not, because it knew him not.

Beloved, now are we children of God, and what we shall be has not yet been manifested; we know that if it is manifested we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

Children, let no man lead you astray; he that practises righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.