Leading Children

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

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

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward. — read the full passage →

and that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.

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

And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, And to bea joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah.

See 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 who is in heaven.

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

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

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

And they were bringing unto him little children, that he should touch them: and the disciples rebuked them. — read the full passage →

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

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

but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in thee; which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and, I am persuaded, in thee also.

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

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

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

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children that were crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were moved with indignation, — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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

but whoso shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it is profitable for him that a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depth of the sea.

When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh.

My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children’s children;

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

as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation; — read the full passage →

Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Withhold not correction from the child; Forif thou beat him with the rod, he will not die. — read the full passage →

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

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart; — read the full passage →

Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.

that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, — read the full passage →

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

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

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart; — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

But if any widow hath children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to requite their parents: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

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

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

And they were bringing unto him also their babes, that he should touch them: but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. — read the full passage →

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established strength, Because of thine adversaries, That thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

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

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

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

In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? — read the full passage →

And I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their ordinances, nor defile yourselves with their idols.

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

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

Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.

Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

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

in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn upon them.

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

Not so shall it be among you: but whosoever would become great among you shall be your minister;

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.

My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. — read the full passage →

My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this were unprofitable for you.

(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

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

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

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

And he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them,

Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.

For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it; — read the full passage →

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children’s children; — read the full passage →

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

For ye were going astray like sheep; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;

(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Remember them that had the rule over you, men that spake unto you the word of God; and considering the issue of their life, imitate their faith.

the younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded:

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father, — read the full passage →