- Matthew 18:3 (NIV):
“And he said: ‘Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.’ “
- Mark 10:15 (NIV):
“Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.’ “
- Luke 18:17 (NIV):
“Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.’ “
- Matthew 19:14 (NIV):
“Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’ “
- Matthew 18:4 (NIV):
“Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.’ “
- Mark 9:36-37 (NIV):
“He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, ‘Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.’ “
- Matthew 18:2-4 (NIV):
“He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: ‘Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.’ “
- Luke 10:21 (NIV):
“At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, ‘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 is what you were pleased to do.’ “
- 1 Corinthians 14:20 (NIV):
“Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults.’ “
- Matthew 21:15-16 (NIV):
“But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, ‘Hosanna to the Son of David,’ they were indignant. ‘Do you hear what these children are saying?’ they asked him. ‘Yes,’ replied Jesus, ‘have you never read, ‘From the lips of children and infants you, Lord, have called forth your praise’?.’ “
- Matthew 18:5 (NIV):
“And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.’ “
- Mark 9:37 (NIV):
“‘Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.’ “
- Matthew 18:10 (NIV):
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.’ “
- 1 Peter 2:2-3 (NIV):
“Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.’ “
- Psalm 131:2 (NIV):
“But I have calmed and quieted myself, I am like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child I am content.’ “
- Matthew 11:25-26 (NIV):
“At that time Jesus said, ‘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 is what you were pleased to do.’ “
- Isaiah 11:6 (NIV):
“The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them.’ “
- Romans 8:16-17 (NIV):
“The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.’ “
- 1 John 3:1 (NIV):
“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.’ “
- Matthew 18:6 (NIV):
“If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.’ “
- Matthew 18:10 (NIV):
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.’ “
- Galatians 3:26 (NIV):
“So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith.’ “
- Matthew 19:14 (NIV):
“Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’ “
- Luke 18:15-17 (NIV):
“People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked 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. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.’ “
- Romans 8:15 (NIV):
“The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, ‘Abba, Father.’ “
- John 1:12-13 (NIV):
“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.’ “
- Romans 9:8 (NIV):
“In other words, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring.’ “
- 1 Corinthians 13:11 (NIV):
“When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.’ “
- Romans 8:14 (NIV):
“For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.’ “
- 1 Corinthians 14:20 (NIV):
“Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults.’ “