'Little' in the Bible

But if God gives such clothing to the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is put into the oven, will he not much more give you clothing, O you of little faith?

And he said to them, Why are you full of fear, O you of little faith? Then he got up and gave orders to the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

And whoever gives to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will not go without his reward.

At that time Jesus made answer and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children.

And straight away Jesus put out his hand and took a grip of him, and said to him, O man of little faith, why were you in doubt?

And Jesus, seeing it, said, O you of little faith, why are you reasoning among yourselves, because you have no bread?

And he says to them, Because of your little faith: for truly I say to you, If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, Be moved from this place to that; and it will be moved; and nothing will be impossible to you.

And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them,

And said, Truly, I say to you, If you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven.

Whoever, then, will make himself as low as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

And whoever gives honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me:

But whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him to have a great stone fixed to his neck, and to come to his end in the deep sea.

Let it not seem to you that one of these little ones is of no value; for I say to you that in heaven their angels see at all times the face of my Father in heaven.

Even so it is not the pleasure of your Father in heaven for one of these little ones to come to destruction.

Then some people took little children to him, so that he might put his hands on them in blessing: and the disciples said sharp words to them.

But Jesus said, Let the little ones come to me, and do not keep them away: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

Saying to them, Go into the little town in front of you, and straight away you will see an ass with a cord round her neck, and a young one with her; let them loose and come with them to me.

And he went forward a little, and falling down on his face in prayer, he said, O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup go from me; but let not my pleasure, but yours be done.

And after a little time those who were near came and said to Peter, Truly you are one of them; because your talk is witness against you.

And going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were in their boat stitching up their nets.

And he made a request to his disciples to have a little boat ready for him, so that he might not be crushed by the people;

And made strong prayers to him, saying, My little daughter is near to death: it is my prayer that you will come and put your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and have life.

And he said to them, Have even you so little wisdom? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside is not able to make him unclean,

But a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having had news of him, came straight away and went down at his feet.

And Jesus went out, with his disciples, into the little towns round Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he put a question to his disciples, saying, Who do men say that I am?

And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them; and taking him in his arms, he said to them,

Whoever will give honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour not to me, but to him who sent me.

And whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea.

And they took to him little children, so that he might put his hands on them: and the disciples said sharp words to them.

And when Jesus saw it, he was angry, and said to them, Let the little children come to me, and do not keep them away; for of such is the kingdom of God.

Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.

And said to them, Go into the little town opposite: and when you come to it, you will see a young ass with a cord round his neck, on which no man has ever been seated; let him loose, and come back with him.

And there came a poor widow, and she put in two little bits of money, which make a farthing.

And he said to them, My soul is very sad, even to death: be here a little time, and keep watch.

And he went forward a little, and falling down on the earth, made request that, if possible, the hour might go from him.

But again he said it was not so. And after a little time, again those who were near said to Peter, Truly you are one of them; for you are a Galilaean.

And he got into one of the boats, the property of Simon, and made a request to him to go a little way out from the land. And being seated he gave the people teaching from the boat.

And it came about, after a little time, that he went to a town named Nain; and his disciples went with him, and a great number of people.

And so I say to you, She will have forgiveness for her sins which are great in number, because of her great love: but he who has small need of forgiveness gives little love.

In that same hour he was full of joy in the Holy Spirit and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children: for so, O Father, it was pleasing in your eyes.

Little is needed, or even one thing only: for Mary has taken that good part, which will not be taken away from her.

But if God gives such clothing to the grass in the field, which today is living, and tomorrow will be burned in the oven, how much more will he give clothing to you, O men of little faith?

Have no fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

He who is true in a little, is true in much; he who is false in small things, is false in great.

It would be well for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea, before he made trouble for any of these little ones.

Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.

Saying, Go into the little town in front of you, and on going in you will see a young ass fixed with a cord, on which no man has ever been seated; let him loose and take him.

And he went a little distance away from them and, falling on his knees in prayer, he said,

And after a little time, another saw him and said, You are one of them; and he said, Man, I am not.

And then, two of them, on that very day, were going to a little town named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.

Philip made answer, Bread to the value of two hundred pence would not be enough even to give everyone a little.

Then Jesus said, I will be with you a little longer and then I go to him who sent me.

Do not the Writings say that the Christ comes of the seed of David and from Beth-lehem, the little town where David was?

Jesus said to them, For a little time longer the light will be among you; while you have the light go on walking in it, so that the dark may not overtake you: one walking in the dark has no knowledge of where he is going.

My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come.

A little time longer, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me; and you will be living because I am living.

After a little time you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me.

So some of the disciples said one to another, What is this he is saying, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me? and, I am going to the Father?

So they said again and again, What is this he is saying, A little time? His words are not clear to us.

Jesus saw that they had a desire to put the question to him, so he said to them, Is this what you are questioning one with another, why I said, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me?

And the other disciples came in the little boat (they were not far from land, only about two hundred cubits off) pulling the net full of fish.

For the baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit, after a little time.

But one of the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a man of learning in the law, of whom all the people had a high opinion, got up and made a suggestion for the men to be put outside for a little time.

And after Paul and Barnabas had had no little argument and discussion with them, the brothers made a decision to send Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them to the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem about this question.

And Agrippa said to Paul, A little more and you will be making me a Christian.

And Paul said, It is my prayer to God that, in little or great measure, not only you, but all those hearing me today might be even as I am, but for these chains.

But after a little time, a very violent wind, named Euraquilo, came down from it with great force.

And they let down the lead, and saw that the sea was a hundred and twenty feet deep; and after a little time they did it again and it was ninety feet.

And not being feeble in faith though his body seemed to him little better than dead (he being about a hundred years old) and Sarah was no longer able to have children:

This pride of yours is not good. Do you not see that a little leaven makes a change in all the mass?

My brothers, do not be children in mind: in evil be as little children, but in mind be of full growth.

As it says in the Writings, He who had taken up much had nothing over and he who had little had enough.

For his letters, they say, have weight and are strong; but in body he is feeble, and his way of talking has little force.

Put up with me if I am a little foolish: but, truly, you do put up with me.

I say again, Let me not seem foolish to anyone; but if I do, put up with me as such, so that I may take a little glory to myself.

A little leaven makes a change in all the mass.

Let no man take your reward from you by consciously making little of himself and giving worship to angels; having his thoughts fixed on the things which he has seen, being foolishly lifted up in his natural mind,

These things seem to have a sort of wisdom in self-ordered worship and making little of oneself, and being cruel to the body, not honouring it by giving it its natural use.

But we were gentle among you, like a woman caring for her little ones:

And our desire is that you will keep control over those whose lives are not well ordered, giving comfort to the feeble-hearted, supporting those with little strength, and putting up with much from all.

Do not make little of the words of the prophets;

For the training of the body is of profit for a little, but religion is of profit in every way, giving hope for the life which now is, and for that which is to come.

Let no one make little of you because you are young, but be an example to the church in word, in behaviour, in love, in faith, in holy living.

Do not take only water as your drink, but take a little wine for the good of your stomach, and because you are frequently ill.

You made him a little lower than the angels; you gave him a crown of glory and honour, and made him ruler over all the works of your hands:

But we see him who was made a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, crowned with glory and honour, because he let himself be put to death so that by the grace of God he might undergo death for all men.

In a very little time he who is coming will come; he will not be slow.

And you have not kept in mind the word which says to you as to sons, My son, do not make little of the Lord's punishment, and do not give up hope when you are judged by him;

Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!

When you are not certain what will take place tomorrow. What is your life? It is a mist, which is seen for a little time and then is gone.

You have cause for great joy in this, though it may have been necessary for you to be troubled for a little time, being tested in all sorts of ways,

And after you have undergone pain for a little time, the God of all grace who has given you a part in his eternal glory through Christ Jesus, will himself give you strength and support, and make you complete in every good thing;

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may be without sin. And if any man is a sinner, we have a friend and helper with the Father, Jesus Christ, the upright one:

Little children, it is the last hour; and as you were given word that the Antichrist would come, so now a number of Antichrists have come to you; and by this we are certain that it is the last hour.

My little children, let no man take you out of the true way: he who does righteousness is upright, even as he is upright;

My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.

You are of God, my little children, and you have overcome them because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

My little children, keep yourselves from false gods.

I have knowledge of your works (see, I have put before you an open door which may be shut by no one), and that you have a little strength, and have kept my word, and have been true to my name.

And there was given to every one a white robe, and they were ordered to take their rest for a little time, till the number was complete of the other servants, their brothers, who would be put to death, even as they had been.