Children

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. — read the full passage →

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

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

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

And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. — read the full passage →

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: — read the full passage →

Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: — read the full passage →

A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.

But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; — read the full passage →

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased, — read the full passage →

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

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.

And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, — read the full passage →

And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, — read the full passage →

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

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

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. — read the full passage →

Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. — read the full passage →

Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? — read the full passage →

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? — read the full passage →

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

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

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. — read the full passage →

Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them. — read the full passage →

It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; — read the full passage →

Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, for ever.

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!

Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. — read the full passage →

Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

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

For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. — read the full passage →

Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. — read the full passage →

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. — read the full passage →

The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. — read the full passage →

How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? — read the full passage →

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. — read the full passage →

The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years. — read the full passage →

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.