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 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.”
The child was growing, and was becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
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.
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 took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands on them.
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 we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.
as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow,
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.
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,
(as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),
The child was growing, and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
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.
Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me,
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. — read the full passage →
For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy!
You will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth.
“What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray? — read the full passage →
And we write these things to you, that our joy may be fulfilled.
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. — read the full passage →
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings. — read the full passage →
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.
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.
By faith, Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.
From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.
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 →
Behold, you will conceive in your womb, and give birth to a son, and will call his name ‘Jesus.’
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 →
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. — read the full passage →
My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous. — read the full passage →
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love, — read the full passage →
Behold, I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all things that God had done with them.
If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehennaof fire.
Therefore accept one another, even as Christ also accepted you, to the glory of God.
Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names. — read the full passage →
that you should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and the commandments of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior:
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,
Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.
But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me through his grace,
And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.
He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.
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.”
He marveled because of their unbelief. He went around the villages teaching.
Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. — read the full passage →
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
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