'Little' in the Bible

Now if that is the way God clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and thrown into an oven tomorrow, won't he clothe you much better you who have little faith?

He asked them, "Why are you afraid, you who have little faith?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

I tell all of you with certainty, whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple will never lose his reward."

"To what can I compare the people living today? They're like little children who sit in the marketplaces and shout to each other,

At once Jesus reached out his hand, caught him, and asked him, "You who have so little faith, why did you doubt?"

Knowing this, Jesus asked them, "You who have little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you don't have any bread?

Calling a little child forward, he had him stand among them.

Then he said, "I tell all of you with certainty, unless you change and become like little children, you will never get into the kingdom from heaven.

Therefore, whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom from heaven,

and whoever receives a little child like this in my name receives me."

"If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a large millstone were hung around his neck and he were drowned at the bottom of the sea.

"See to it that you do not despise one of these little ones, because I tell you, their angels in heaven always have access to my Father in heaven.

In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost."

Then some little children were brought to him so that he might lay his hands on them and pray. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

Jesus, however, said, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to people like these."

Going on a little farther, he fell on his face and prayed, "O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. Yet not what I want but what you want."

After a little while, the people who were standing there came up and told Peter, "Obviously you're also one of them, because your accent gives you away."

Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat repairing their nets.

and begged him urgently, saying, "My little daughter is dying. Come and lay your hands on her so that she may get well and live."

In fact, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him and came and fell down at his feet.

Then he took a little child and had him stand among them. He took him in his arms and told them,

"If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a large millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

Some people were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

When Jesus saw this, he became furious and told them, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom of God belongs to people like these.

I tell all of you with certainty, whoever doesn't receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it."

Going on a little farther, he fell to the ground and kept praying that if it were possible the hour might pass from him.

Again he denied it. After a little while, the people who were standing there began to say to Peter again, "Obviously you're one of them, because you are a Galilean!"

So Jesus got into one of the boats (the one that belonged to Simon) and asked him to push out a little from the shore. Then he sat down and began to teach the crowds from the boat.

They're like little children who sit in the marketplace and shout to each other, "A wedding song we played for you, the dance you all did scorn. A woeful dirge we chanted, too, but then you would not mourn.'

So I'm telling you that her sins, as many as they are, have been forgiven, and that's why she has shown such great love. But the one to whom little is forgiven loves little."

But Jesus, knowing their inner thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him.

Then he told them, "Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, because the one who is least among all of you is the one who is greatest."

Now if that's the way God clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and thrown into an oven tomorrow, how much more will he clothe you you who have little faith?

Stop being afraid, little flock, because your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

Whoever is faithful with very little is also faithful with a lot, and whoever is dishonest with very little is also dishonest with a lot.

It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.

Jesus, however, called for the children and said, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom of God belongs to people like these.

I tell all of you with certainty, whoever doesn't receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never get into it at all."

A little later, a man looked at him and said, "You are one of them, too." But Peter said, "Mister, I am not!"

The official told him, "Sir, please come down before my little boy dies."

Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread isn't enough for each of them to have a little."

"There's a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish. But what are these among so many people?"

Then Jesus said, "I'll be with you only a little while longer, and then I'm going back to the one who sent me.

Little children, I'm with you only a little longer. You will look for me, but what I told the Jewish leaders I now tell you, "Where I'm going, you cannot come.'

"In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Because I live, you will live also.

In a little while you will no longer see me, then in a little while you will see me again."

At this point, some of his disciples asked each other, "What does he mean by telling us, "In a little while you will no longer see me, then in a little while you will see me again,' and, "because I am going to the Father'?"

They kept saying, "What is this "in a little while' that he keeps talking about? We don't know what he means."

Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him a question, so he asked them, "Are you discussing among yourselves what I meant when I said, "In a little while you will no longer see me, then in a little while you will see me again'?

But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the Council and ordered the men to be taken outside for a little while.

After taking soundings, they found the depth to be twenty fathoms. A little later, they took soundings again and found it was fifteen fathoms.

Your boasting is not good. You know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough, don't you?

As it is written, "The person who had much did not have too much, and the person who had little did not have too little."

So if I boast a little too much about our authority, which the Lord gave us to build you up and not to tear you down, I will not be ashamed of it.

I wish you would tolerate a little of my foolishness. Yes, please tolerate me!

I will say it again: No one should think that I am a fool. But if you do, then treat me like a fool so that I can also boast a little.

A little yeast spreads through the whole batch of dough.

Then we will no longer be little children, tossed like waves and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people's trickery, or by clever strategies that would lead us astray.

I know how to be humble, and I know how to prosper. In each and every situation I have learned the secret of being full and of going hungry, of having too much and of having too little.

Brothers, although we have been separated from you for a little while in person but not in heart we eagerly desire to see you again face to face.

Stop drinking only water, but use a little wine for your stomach because of your frequent illnesses.

You made him a little lower than the angels, yet you crowned him with glory and honor

Now when God put everything under him, he left nothing outside his control. However, at the present time we do not yet see everything put under him. But we do see someone who was made a little lower than the angels. He is Jesus, who is crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might experience death for everyone.

For "in a very little while the one who is coming will return he will not delay;

In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it can boast of great achievements. A huge forest can be set on fire by a little flame.

You do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

You greatly rejoice in this, even though you have to suffer various kinds of trials for a little while,

After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you by the Messiah Jesus to his eternal glory, will restore you, establish you, strengthen you, and support you.

My little children, I'm writing these things to you so that you might not sin. Yet if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father Jesus, the Messiah, one who is righteous.

I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.

I have written to you, little children, because you have known the Father. I have written to you, fathers, because you have known the one who has existed from the beginning. I have written to you, young people, because you are strong and because God's word remains in you and you have overcome the evil one.

Little children, it is the last hour. Just as you heard that an antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.

Even now, little children, abide in him. Then, when he appears, we will have confidence and will not turn away from him in shame when he comes.

Little children, don't let anyone deceive you. The person who practices righteousness is righteous, just as the Messiah is righteous.

Little children, we must stop expressing love merely by our words and manner of speech; we must love also in action and in truth.

Little children, you belong to God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

Little children, keep yourselves away from idols.

"I know what you've been doing. Look! I have put in front of you an open door that no one can shut. You have only a little strength, but you have obeyed my word and have not denied my name.

Each of them was given a white robe. They were told to rest a little longer until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers was completed, who would be killed as they themselves had been.

Five of them have fallen, one is living, and the other has not yet come. When he comes, he must remain in power for a little while.

He threw him into the bottomless pit, locked it, and sealed it over him to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were over. After that, he must be set free for a little while.