Quotes About Children

They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ëWe played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.í

But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”

At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.

So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.

But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”

and the third married the widow, and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.

But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—

“Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.

and not only for the nation, but also for the scattered children of God, to gather them together into one.

Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ëWhere I am going, you cannot come.í

This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”

The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are Godís children.

And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.

that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.

Nor because they are Abrahamís descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”

So it is not the children of the flesh who are Godís children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.

Not only that, but Rebeccaís children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.

Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that Godís plan of election might stand,

I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.