'Children' in the Bible
"A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and bitter lamentation: It was Rachel bewailing her children, and she refused to be comforted because there were no more."
If you then, imperfect as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in Heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
Brother will betray brother to death, and father, child; and children will rise against their own parents and will put them to death.
"But to what shall I compare the present generation? It is like children sitting in the open places, who call to their playmates.
Those who had eaten were about 5,000 adult men, without reckoning women and children.
Those who ate were 4,000 adult men, without reckoning women and children.
"Yes," he replied, and then went into the house. But before he spoke a word Jesus said, "What think you, Simon? From whom do this world's kings receive customs or capitation tax? from their own children, or from others?"
"From others," he replied. "Then the children go free," said Jesus.
said, "In solemn truth I tell you that unless you turn and become like little children, you will in no case be admitted into the Kingdom of the Heavens.
and was unable to pay. So his master ordered that he and his wife and children and everything that he had should be sold, and payment be made.
Then young children were brought to Him for Him to put His hands on them and pray; but the disciples interfered.
Jesus however said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them; for it is to those who are childlike that the Kingdom of the Heavens belongs."
And whoever has forsaken houses, or brothers or sisters, or father or mother, or children or lands, for my sake, shall receive many times as much and shall have as his inheritance the Life of the Ages.
But when the High Priests and the Scribes saw the wonderful things that He had done and the children who were crying aloud in the Temple, "God save the Son of David," they were filled with indignation.
"Do you hear," they asked Him, "what these children are saying?" "Yes," He replied; "have you never read, 'Out of the mouths of infants and of babes at the breast Thou hast brought forth the praise which is due'?"
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! thou who murderest the Prophets and stonest those who have been sent to thee! how often have I desired to gather thy children to me, just as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not come!
"His blood," replied all the people, "be on us and on our children!"
Related Words
Bible Theasaurus
- Baby (47 instances)
- Child (442 instances)
- Children (2020 instances)
- Kid (51 instances)
- Minor (10 instances)
- Youngster (5 instances)
Reverse Interlinear
Banah
Shakol
Bath
Na`ar
`alal
Shakkuwl
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- Children Blessed
- Children In The Faith
- Children In The Miracles Of Jesus Christ
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- Love For Children
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- Misleading Children
- Mothers Love For Children
- Mothers Love For Her Children
- Parents Duty To Children
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