Children Growing Up

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

And thou--be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted with, having known from whom thou didst learn, — read the full passage →

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

and Jesus having called them near, said, `Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;

honour thy father and mother,

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

Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.

and thou hast repeated them to thy sons, and spoken of them in thy sitting in thine house, and in thy walking in the way, and in thy lying down, and in thy rising up,

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

and they said, `Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved--thou and thy house;'

for I have known him, that he commandeth his children, and his house after him (and they have kept the way of Jehovah), to do righteousness and judgment, that Jehovah may bring on Abraham that which He hath spoken concerning him.'

because it is the time of the beginning of the judgment from the house of God, and if first from us, what the end of those disobedient to the good news of God?

Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.

(not by works that <FI>are<Fi> in righteousness that we did but according to His kindness,) He did save us, through a bathing of regeneration, and a renewing of the Holy Spirit,

Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.

for to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.'

and those of the circumcision believing were astonished--as many as came with Peter--because also upon the nations the gift of the Holy Spirit hath been poured out, — read the full passage →

and the child grew and was strengthened in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

Lo, I am sending to you Elijah the prophet, Before the coming of the day of Jehovah, The great and the fearful. — read the full passage →

For this <FI>is<Fi> the covenant that I make, With the house of Israel, after those days, An affirmation of Jehovah, I have given My law in their inward part, And on their heart I do write it, And I have been to them for God, And they are to me for a people. — read the full passage →

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

And come to Zion hath a redeemer, Even to captives of transgression in Jacob, An affirmation of Jehovah. — read the full passage →

Sons' sons <FI>are<Fi> the crown of old men, And the glory of sons <FI>are<Fi> their fathers.

When I was a babe, as a babe I was speaking, as a babe I was thinking, as a babe I was reasoning, and when I have become a man, I have made useless the things of the babe;

A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb. — read the full passage →

and ye have taught them to your sons, by speaking of them in thy sitting in thy house, and in thy going in the way, and in thy lying down, and in thy rising up,

the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged.

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb.

For every chief priest--out of men taken--in behalf of men is set in things <FI>pertaining<Fi> to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins,

the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;

and Jesus was advancing in wisdom, and in stature, and in favour with God and men.

and Jesus having seen, was much displeased, and he said to them, `Suffer the children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;

But Jesus said, `Suffer the children, and forbid them not, to come unto me, for of such is the reign of the heavens;'

And there is hope for thy latter end, An affirmation of Jehovah, And the sons have turned back <FI>to<Fi> their border.

and increase ye in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; to him <FI>is<Fi> the glory both now, and to the day of the age! Amen.

and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah--choose for you to-day whom ye do serve; --whether the gods whom your fathers served, which <FI>are<Fi> beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house--we serve Jehovah.'

Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow--that also he shall reap,

`Beware! --ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

verily I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation. — read the full passage →

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

And he hath turned back the heart of fathers to sons, And the heart of sons to their fathers, Before I come and have utterly smitten the land!

Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not. — read the full passage →

Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright.

A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous <FI>is<Fi> the sinner's wealth.

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

and all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it--it doth yield.

By faith Noah, having been divinely warned concerning the things not yet seen, having feared, did prepare an ark to the salvation of his house, through which he did condemn the world, and of the righteousness according to faith he became heir.

and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.'

And they were bringing to him children, that he might touch them, and the disciples were rebuking those bringing them, — read the full passage →

having gone, then, disciple all the nations, (baptizing them--to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

`Before I form thee in the belly, I have known thee; and before thou comest forth from the womb I have separated thee, a prophet to nations I have made thee.'

And all thy sons are taught of Jehovah, And abundant <FI>is<Fi> the peace of thy sons.

Causing the barren one of the house to sit, A joyful mother of sons; praise ye Jah!

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

let no one despise thy youth, but a pattern become thou of those believing in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity;

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

our letter ye are, having been written in our hearts, known and read by all men, — read the full passage →

for even as in Adam all die, so also in the Christ all shall be made alive,

and I did baptize also Stephanas' household--further, I have not known if I did baptize any other.

and he commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

but the Pharisees, and the lawyers, the counsel of God did put away for themselves, not having been baptized by him.

And he said unto them, `Why <FI>is it<Fi> that ye were seeking me? did ye not know that in the things of my Father it behoveth me to be?' — read the full passage →

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elisabeth;

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

And the youth Samuel is going on and growing up, and <FI>is<Fi> good both with Jehovah, and also with men.

and these words which I am commanding thee to-day have been on thine heart, — read the full passage →

also I walk to them in opposition, and have brought them into the land of their enemies--or then their uncircumcised heart is humbled, and then they accept the punishment of their iniquity, --

`Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

of these things be careful; in these things be, that thy advancement may be manifest in all things;

Lie not one to another, having put off the old man with his practices, — read the full passage →

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

No temptation hath taken you--except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear <FI>it<Fi> .

for the unbelieving husband hath been sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife hath been sanctified in the husband; otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.

are ye ignorant that we, as many as were baptized to Christ Jesus, to his death were baptized?

because of this, even as through one man the sin did enter into the world, and through the sin the death; and thus to all men the death did pass through, for that all did sin;

but a Jew <FI>is<Fi> he who is <FI>so<Fi> inwardly, and circumcision <FI>is<Fi> of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, of which the praise is not of men, but of God.

and as John was fulfilling the course, he said, Whom me do ye suppose to be? I am not <FI>he<Fi> , but, lo, he doth come after me, of whom I am not worthy to loose the sandal of <FI>his<Fi> feet.

and I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, He said to me, On whomsoever thou mayest see the Spirit coming down, and remaining on him, this is he who is baptizing with the Holy Spirit;

`Whoever may receive one of such children in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth not receive me, but Him who sent me.'

that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

Blow ye a trumpet in Zion, And shout ye in My holy hill, Tremble do all inhabitants of the earth, For coming is the day of Jehovah, for <FI>it is<Fi> near! — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

Little children, guard yourselves from the idols! Amen.

as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow, — read the full passage →

religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation--unspotted to keep himself from the world.

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

as, then, ye did receive Christ Jesus the Lord, in him walk ye, — read the full passage →

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,

And I entreat you, brethren, ye have known the household of Stephanas, that it is the first-fruit of Achaia, and to the ministration to the saints they did set themselves--

for also in one Spirit we all to one body were baptized, whether Jews or Greeks, whether servants or freemen, and all into one Spirit were made to drink,

the circumcision is nothing, and the uncircumcision is nothing--but a keeping of the commands of God.

are ye ignorant that we, as many as were baptized to Christ Jesus, to his death were baptized? — read the full passage →