Have Children

Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward. — read the full passage →

God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

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

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

He settles the barren woman in her home, as a joyful mother of children. Praise Yah!

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

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.

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.”

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

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.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

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 →

“Before I formed you in the belly, I knew you. Before you came out of the womb, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.

Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.

My son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching: — read the full passage →

For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.

He lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, “Who are these with you?” He said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”

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.

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 →

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.

Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.

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

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

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

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

“As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

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

I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.

From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.

You say, ‘God lays up his iniquity for his children.’ Let him recompense it to himself, that he may know it.

God is not a man, that he should lie, nor the son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?

We love him, because he first loved us.

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.

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow, — read the full passage →

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

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.

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

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

Jesus said to her, “Don’t hold me, for I haven’t yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers, and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

Jesus therefore answered them, “Most certainly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise.

No one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.

The apostles, when they had returned, told him what things they had done. He took them, and withdrew apart to a deserted place of a city called Bethsaida.

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

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.

He answered, “Haven’t you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, — read the full passage →

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Correct your son, and he will give you peace; yes, he will bring delight to your soul.

The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.

My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. — read the full passage →

I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

You shall teach them your children, talking of them, when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.

These words, which I command you this day, shall be on your heart; — read the full passage →

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.

This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.

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.

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 →

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.

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.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.

Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

For you are all children of God, through faith in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong! — read the full passage →

Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

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

For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Being let go, they came to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

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.

Jesus answered them, “Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from, and where I am going; but you don’t know where I came from, or where I am going.

“If I testify about myself, my witness is not valid.

I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous; because I don’t seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.

From now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”

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 →

but he who didn’t know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whomever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.

That servant, who knew his lord’s will, and didn’t prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,

When he finished praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.”

Jesus said to him, “Don’t forbid him, for he who is not against us is for us.”

and said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great.”

About eight days after these sayings, he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up onto the mountain to pray.

Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying. The sky was opened,

There came to him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection. They asked him, saying,