What Does the Bible Say About Children?
Scriptures about children — God's love for children, training them in faith, and their special place in God's kingdom.
- "Jesus said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.'"
- "Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him."
- "Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it."
- "Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord."
- "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."
- "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth."
- "These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children..."
- "All your children will be taught by the Lord, and great will be their peace."
- "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made."