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Childrens
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Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.
And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.
Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb.
`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,
Sons' sons <FI>are<Fi> the crown of old men, And the glory of sons <FI>are<Fi> their fathers.
Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb. — read the full passage →
But Jesus said, `Suffer the children, and forbid them not, to come unto me, for of such is the reign of the heavens;'
Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.
the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;
And all thy sons are taught of Jehovah, And abundant <FI>is<Fi> the peace of thy sons.
The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →
`Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.
Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.
Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.
for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God;
Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother, — read the full passage →
And they were bringing to him children, that he might touch them, and the disciples were rebuking those bringing them, — read the full passage →
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,
greater than these things I have no joy, that I may hear of my children in truth walking.
the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged.
Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright.
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 →
A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.
and these words which I am commanding thee to-day have been on thine heart, — read the full passage →
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;
A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.
From the mouths of infants and sucklings Thou hast founded strength, Because of Thine adversaries, To still an enemy and a self-avenger.
Causing the barren one of the house to sit, A joyful mother of sons; praise ye Jah!
The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;
but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God--to those believing in his name,
and the chief priests and the scribes having seen the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, `Hosanna to the Son of David,' were much displeased; — read the full passage →
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;
`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.'
`Happy the peacemakers--because they shall be called Sons of God.
and he lifteth up his eyes, and seeth the women and the children, and saith, `What <FI>are<Fi> these to thee?' And he saith, `The children with whom God hath favoured thy servant.'
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.
`The woman, when she may bear, hath sorrow, because her hour did come, and when she may bear the child, no more doth she remember the anguish, because of the joy that a man was born to the world.
And Jesus having called near a child, did set him in the midst of them, — read the full passage →
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.
Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son <FI>is<Fi> an affliction to his mother.
Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,
The Spirit himself doth testify with our spirit, that we are children of God;
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;
and they said, `Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved--thou and thy house;'
The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →
for ye are all sons of God through the faith in Christ Jesus,
A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous <FI>is<Fi> the sinner's wealth.
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,
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;
See ye what love the Father hath given to us, that children of God we may be called; because of this the world doth not know us, because it did not know Him;
Then were brought near to him children that he might put hands on them and pray, and the disciples rebuked them. — read the full passage →
And having taken a child, he set him in the midst of them, and having taken him in his arms, said to them, — read the full passage →
for the earnest looking out of the creation doth expect the revelation of the sons of God;
Forget doth a woman her suckling, The loved one--the son of her womb? Yea, these forget--but I--I forget not thee. — read the full passage →
Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not. — read the full passage →
for ye did not receive a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye did receive a spirit of adoption in which we cry, `Abba--Father.'
beloved, now, children of God are we, and it was not yet manifested what we shall be, and we have known that if he may be manifested, like him we shall be, because we shall see him as he is; — read the full passage →
as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow, — read the full passage →
Then, indeed, fathers of our flesh we have had, chastising <FI>us<Fi> , and we were reverencing <FI>them<Fi> ; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of the spirits, and live? — read the full passage →
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.
Little children, guard yourselves from the idols! Amen.
for ye are all sons of God through the faith in Christ Jesus, — read the full passage →
`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.'
Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.
`Each his mother and his father ye do fear, and My sabbaths ye do keep; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.
it is more profitable to him if a weighty millstone is put round about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea, than that he may cause one of these little ones to stumble.
For Thou--Thou hast possessed my reins, Thou dost cover me in my mother's belly. — read the full passage →
A wise son--the instruction of a father, And a scorner--he hath not heard rebuke.
`Only, take heed to thyself, and watch thy soul exceedingly, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they turn aside from thy heart, all days of thy life; and thou hast made them known to thy sons, and to thy sons' sons.
In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;
taking remembrance of the unfeigned faith that is in thee, that dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that also in thee.
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. — read the full passage →
and thou hast kept His statutes and His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, so that it is well to thee, and to thy sons after thee, and so that thou prolongest days on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee--all the days.'
Thou dost not bow thyself to them, nor serve them: for I, Jehovah thy God, <FI>am<Fi> a zealous God, charging iniquity of fathers on sons, on the third <FI>generation<Fi> , and on the fourth, of those hating Me, — read the full passage →
and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise--to salvation, through faith that <FI>is<Fi> in Christ Jesus;
A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →
because nothing shall be impossible with God.'
For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.
And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →
And they were bringing near also the babes, that he may touch them, and the disciples having seen did rebuke them, — read the full passage →
Thy wife <FI>is<Fi> as a fruitful vine in the sides of thy house, Thy sons as olive plants around thy table.
The living, the living, he doth confess Thee.
Then were brought near to him children that he might put hands on them and pray, and the disciples rebuked them. — read the full passage →
At that hour came the disciples near to Jesus, saying, `Who, now, is greater in the reign of the heavens?' — read the full passage →
A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance.
Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,
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.'
and Jesus was advancing in wisdom, and in stature, and in favour with God and men.
and whoever may cause to stumble one of those little ones who are believing in me, it is better for him that a weighty millstone may be hanged upon his neck, and he may be sunk in the depth of the sea.
Remember also thy Creators in days of thy youth, While that the evil days come not, Nor the years have arrived, that thou sayest, `I have no pleasure in them.'
Brethren, become not children in the understanding, but in the evil be ye babes, and in the understanding become ye perfect;
A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.
every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,
and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.
Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.
The righteous is walking habitually in his integrity, O the happiness of his sons after him!
Jehovah addeth to you, to you, and to your sons.
A son of eight years <FI>is<Fi> Josiah in his reigning, and thirty and one years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, — read the full passage →
O that their heart had been thus to them, to fear Me, and to keep My commands all the days, that it may be well with them, and with their sons--to the age!
`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.
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