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Herod Kills the Children
Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.
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“A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they are no more.”
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And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.
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If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
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Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death,
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“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates,
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Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest
At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children;
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And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
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And he answered, “It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.”
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Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
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and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
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And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.
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Let the Children Come to Me
Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people,
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but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”
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And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
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But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant,
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saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.’
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Lament over Jerusalem
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!
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And all the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”
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“Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter,
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And he said to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.”
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But she answered him, “Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs.”
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Let the Children Come to Me
And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them.
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But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
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And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God!
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Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel,
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who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life.
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And brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death.
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And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God,
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and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”
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Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.
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They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, “‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’
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Yet wisdom is justified by all her children.”
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Jesus Rejoices in the Father's Will
In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.
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and he will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything’?
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If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
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O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!
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“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
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Let the Children Come to Me
Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
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But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
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And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,
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and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”
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and they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.
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Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children.
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and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died.
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But turning to them Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
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But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
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You Are of Your Father the Devil
They answered him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did,
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and not for the nation only, but also to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
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Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You will seek me, and just as I said to the Jews, so now I also say to you, ‘Where I am going you cannot come.’
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Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered him, “No.”
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For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”
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“When he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.
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But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel.
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this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm, “‘You are my Son, today I have begotten you.’
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When our days there were ended, we departed and went on our journey, and they all, with wives and children, accompanied us until we were outside the city. And kneeling down on the beach, we prayed
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and they have been told about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or walk according to our customs.
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an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth—
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The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
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and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
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that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
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and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.”
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This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring.
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And not only so, but also when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our forefather Isaac,
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I do not write these things to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
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For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
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Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
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In return (I speak as to children) widen your hearts also.
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Here for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden, for I seek not what is yours but you. For children are not obligated to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
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In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world.
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my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you!
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Now this may be interpreted allegorically: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar.
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Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.
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For it is written, “Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and cry aloud, you who are not in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than those of the one who has a husband.”
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Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.
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So, brothers, we are not children of the slave but of the free woman.
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among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
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so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.
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Walk in Love
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.
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for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
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Children and Parents
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
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Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
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that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
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Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
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Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
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But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children.
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For you know how, like a father with his children,
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For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.
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He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive,
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Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well.
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But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show godliness to their own household and to make some return to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
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and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good work.
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So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.
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if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination.
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and so train the young women to love their husbands and children,
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And again, “I will put my trust in him.” And again, “Behold, I and the children God has given me.”
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Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,
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If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.
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As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance,
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as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.
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They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children!
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Christ Our Advocate
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
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I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name's sake.
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I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father.
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Warning Concerning Antichrists
Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour.
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Children of God
And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming.
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See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
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Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.
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Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.
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By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.
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Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
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Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
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By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.
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Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
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Greeting
The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all who know the truth,
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Walking in Truth and Love
I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father.
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The children of your elect sister greet you.
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I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
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and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you according to your works.
