Babies

They were also bringing their babies to him, that he might touch them. But when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. — read the full passage →

They were bringing to him little children, that he should touch them, but the disciples rebuked those who were bringing them. — read the full passage →

But Jesus said, “Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.”

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. — read the full passage →

They came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby was lying in the feeding trough.

See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Then little children were brought to him, that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. — read the full passage →

A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she doesn’t remember the anguish any more, for the joy that a human being is born into the world.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

He took a little child, and set him in their midst. Taking him in his arms, he said to them, — read the full passage →

But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me through his grace,

You will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. — read the full passage →

In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” — read the full passage →

He took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands on them.

For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy!

I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth.

The child was growing, and was becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough.”

as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow,

By faith, Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.

But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them. — read the full passage →

See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. — read the full passage →

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God.

But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said to them, “Allow the little children to come to me! Don’t forbid them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

Then little children were brought to him, that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. — read the full passage →

Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God;

(as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children who were crying in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the son of David!” they were indignant, — read the full passage →

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

All chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised thereby.

Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live? — read the full passage →

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

For the creation waits with eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

“What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray? — read the full passage →

In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” — read the full passage →

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.

Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is. — read the full passage →

having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you; which lived first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and, I am persuaded, in you also.