24 Bible Verses about Loving Children

My children, let us not love in word nor in talk, but in deed and in truth.

"Whoever in my name receives one such little child, receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me, but Him who sent me."

Behold what manner of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be called "Children of God!" And that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not know him.

Fathers, do not harass your children, lest you make them spiritless.

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil; for every one who does not work righteousness is not a child of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.

"Let the little children come to me, and forbid them not; for it is to the childlike that the kingdom of heaven belongs."

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.

You are all sons of God through your faith in Jesus Christ.

and not in behalf of the nation alone, but in order that he might gather into one the widely scattered children of God.

"In solemn truth I tell you that unless you turn and become like little children, you will not even enter the kingdom of heaven.

"He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

Learn then to imitate God as his beloved children,

"If any one comes to me and does not hate father and his mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters, yes, and his own very life also, he cannot be a disciple of mine.

"If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him?

Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God; and every one that loves us a child of God.

The Elder to the Elect Lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those who have come to know the truth.

When he had called a little child to him, Jesus set him among them, and answered.

Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God; and every one who loves the Father, loves him also who is the Father's Child.

And now for the third time I am preparing to visit you. I will not be a burden to you, for I am not seeking yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

For you are all sons of light, and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness.

I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are passing their lives in the truth.

And you fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up in the nature and admonition of the Lord.

"And brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against their parents and put them to death.

But Jesus turned and said: "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me;