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;
But Jesus said, `Suffer the children, and forbid them not, to come unto me, for of such is the reign of the heavens;'
`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.
`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,
as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,
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 of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.
and the child grew and was strengthened in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon 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.
for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;
And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.
as it hath been written in the Law of the Lord, --`Every male opening a womb shall be called holy to the Lord,'
and when God was well pleased--having separated me from the womb of my mother, and having called <FI>me<Fi> through His grace--
and having taken them in his arms, having put <FI>his<Fi> hands upon them, he was blessing them.
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;
The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — 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;
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 →
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,
and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,
verily I say to you, whoever may not receive the reign of God, as a child--he may not enter into it;' — 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 →
`What think ye? if a man may have an hundred sheep, and there may go astray one of them, doth he not--having left the ninety-nine, having gone on the mountains--seek that which is gone astray? — read the full passage →
the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;
greater than these things I have no joy, that I may hear of my children in truth walking.
By faith Moses, having been born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw the child comely, and were not afraid of the decree of the king;
for ye are all sons of God through the faith in Christ Jesus,
And they were bringing to him children, that he might touch them, and the disciples were rebuking those bringing them, — read the full passage →
The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →
At that time Jesus answering said, `I do confess to Thee, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that thou didst hide these things from wise and understanding ones, and didst reveal them to babes.
and lo, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and shalt bring forth a son, and call his name Jesus;
Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,
Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →
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;
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 →
verily I say to you, Whoever may not receive the reign of God as a little child, may not enter into it.'
and the God of the hope shall fill you with all joy and peace in the believing, for your abounding in the hope in power of the Holy Spirit.
And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe did leap in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →
that the Christ may dwell through the faith in your hearts, in love having been rooted and founded, — read the full passage →
The Spirit himself doth testify with our spirit, that we are children of God;
and said, `Verily I say to you, if ye may not be turned and become as the children, ye may not enter into the reign of the heavens;
And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly--as to babes in Christ;
Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: YLT.