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.”
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.
You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
The child was growing, and was becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
He took a little child, and set him in their midst. Taking him in his arms, he said to them, — read the full passage →
For you are all children of God, through faith in Christ Jesus.
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.
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.
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 →
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.
He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.
Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own, — read the full passage →
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. — read the full passage →
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 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. — read the full passage →
Most certainly I tell you, whoever will not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child, he will in no way enter into it.” — read the full passage →
“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory, the honor, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they existed, and were created!”
The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God;
For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy!
We know that whoever is born of God doesn’t sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn’t touch him.
My little children, let’s not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow,
Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them. — read the full passage →
“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?
Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.
For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another;
He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him.
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.
But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me through his grace,
For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”
(as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),
In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” — read the full passage →
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
Flee sexual immorality! “Every sin that a man does is outside the body,” but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.
“Foods for the belly, and the belly for foods,” but God will bring to nothing both it and them. But the body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,
Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who doesn’t judge himself in that which he approves.
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!” — read the full passage →
What fruit then did you have at that time in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. — read the full passage →
“Their feet are swift to shed blood. — read the full passage →
May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, “That you might be justified in your words, and might prevail when you come into judgment.”
For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh;
Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
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.
You will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth.
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 said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste death until they see the Kingdom of God come with power.” — read the full passage →
He has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
It was given to him to give breath to it, to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause as many as wouldn’t worship the image of the beast to be killed.
When the dragon saw that he was thrown down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child.
The great dragon was thrown down, the old serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
She gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron. Her child was caught up to God, and to his throne.
His tail drew one third of the stars of the sky, and threw them to the earth. The dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child.
She was with child. She cried out in pain, laboring to give birth.
I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.
to God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.
Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,
for he who welcomes him participates in his evil works.
This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.
Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: WEB.