Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree,

Behold, this city is near enough to flee to, and it is a little one. Let me escape there—is it not a little one?—and my life will be saved!”

Then the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water to drink from your jar.”

behold, I am standing by the spring of water. Let the virgin who comes out to draw water, to whom I shall say, “Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,”

For you had little before I came, and it has increased abundantly, and the Lord has blessed you wherever I turned. But now when shall I provide for my own household also?”

All their wealth, all their little ones and their wives, all that was in the houses, they captured and plundered.

And when they had eaten the grain that they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little food.”

And Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones.

Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry a present down to the man, a little balm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds.

And when our father said, ‘Go again, buy us a little food,’

And you, Joseph, are commanded to say, ‘Do this: take wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.

Then Jacob set out from Beersheba. The sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

And at the harvests you shall give a fifth to Pharaoh, and four fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and as food for yourselves and your households, and as food for your little ones.”

So do not fear; I will provide for you and your little ones.” Thus he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.

But he said to them, “The Lord be with you, if ever I let you and your little ones go! Look, you have some evil purpose in mind.

Then Pharaoh called Moses and said, “Go, serve the Lord; your little ones also may go with you; only let your flocks and your herds remain behind.”

But when they measured it with an omer, whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack. Each of them gathered as much as he could eat.

Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and possess the land.

the little owl, the cormorant, the short-eared owl,

Why is the Lord bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will become a prey. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?”

But your little ones, who you said would become a prey, I will bring in, and they shall know the land that you have rejected.

So they got away from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. And Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the door of their tents, together with their wives, their sons, and their little ones.

And the people of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones, and they took as plunder all their cattle, their flocks, and all their goods.

Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.

Then they came near to him and said, “We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones,

but we will take up arms, ready to go before the people of Israel, until we have brought them to their place. And our little ones shall live in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

Build cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep, and do what you have promised.”

Our little ones, our wives, our livestock, and all our cattle shall remain there in the cities of Gilead,

And as for your little ones, who you said would become a prey, and your children, who today have no knowledge of good or evil, they shall go in there. And to them I will give it, and they shall possess it.

Only your wives, your little ones, and your livestock (I know that you have much livestock) shall remain in the cities that I have given you,

The Lord your God will clear away these nations before you little by little. You may not make an end of them at once, lest the wild beasts grow too numerous for you.

the little owl and the short-eared owl, the barn owl

but the women and the little ones, the livestock, and everything else in the city, all its spoil, you shall take as plunder for yourselves. And you shall enjoy the spoil of your enemies, which the Lord your God has given you.

You shall carry much seed into the field and shall gather in little, for the locust shall consume it.

your little ones, your wives, and the sojourner who is in your camp, from the one who chops your wood to the one who draws your water,

Assemble the people, men, women, and little ones, and the sojourner within your towns, that they may hear and learn to fear the Lord your God, and be careful to do all the words of this law,

Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock shall remain in the land that Moses gave you beyond the Jordan, but all the men of valor among you shall pass over armed before your brothers and shall help them,

There was not a word of all that Moses commanded that Joshua did not read before all the assembly of Israel, and the women, and the little ones, and the sojourners who lived among them.

And he said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a skin of milk and gave him a drink and covered him.

So they turned and departed, putting the little ones and the livestock and the goods in front of them.

So the congregation sent 12,000 of their bravest men there and commanded them, “Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword; also the women and the little ones.

And his mother used to make for him a little robe and take it to him each year when she went up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.

Then Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. See how my eyes have become bright because I tasted a little of this honey.

Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done.” And Jonathan told him, “I tasted a little honey with the tip of the staff that was in my hand. Here I am; I will die.”

And Samuel said, “Though you are little in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israel.

And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, “Does it seem to you a little thing to become the king's son-in-law, since I am a poor man and have no reputation?”

In the morning Jonathan went out into the field to the appointment with David, and with him a little boy.

Is today the first time that I have inquired of God for him? No! Let not the king impute anything to his servant or to all the house of my father, for your servant has known nothing of all this, much or little.”

but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. And he brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children. It used to eat of his morsel and drink from his cup and lie in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him.

And I gave you your master's house and your master's wives into your arms and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah. And if this were too little, I would add to you as much more.

And David said to Ittai, “Go then, pass on.” So Ittai the Gittite passed on with all his men and all the little ones who were with him.

David and Ziba

When David had passed a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of donkeys saddled, bearing two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred bunches of raisins, a hundred of summer fruits, and a skin of wine.

Your servant will go a little way over the Jordan with the king. Why should the king repay me with such a reward?

And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of David my father, although I am but a little child. I do not know how to go out or come in.

But Hadad fled to Egypt, together with certain Edomites of his father's servants, Hadad still being a little child.

And the young men who had grown up with him said to him, “Thus shall you speak to this people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you lighten it for us,’ thus shall you say to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father's thighs.

So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.”

And she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die.”

And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said. But first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son.

And at the seventh time he said, “Behold, a little cloud like a man's hand is rising from the sea.” And he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down, lest the rain stop you.’”

And in a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel.

And the people of Israel were mustered and were provisioned and went against them. The people of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of goats, but the Syrians filled the country.

Now the Syrians on one of their raids had carried off a little girl from the land of Israel, and she worked in the service of Naaman's wife.

So he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

And Hazael said, “Why does my lord weep?” He answered, “Because I know the evil that you will do to the people of Israel. You will set on fire their fortresses, and you will kill their young men with the sword and dash in pieces their little ones and rip open their pregnant women.”

Jehu Strikes Down the Prophets of Baal

Then Jehu assembled all the people and said to them, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him much.

When you were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it,

And the young men who had grown up with him said to him, “Thus shall you speak to the people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you lighten it for us’; thus shall you say to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father's thighs.

Meanwhile all Judah stood before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.

They were enrolled with all their little children, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, the whole assembly, for they were faithful in keeping themselves holy.

But now for a brief moment favor has been shown by the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant and to give us a secure hold within his holy place, that our God may brighten our eyes and grant us a little reviving in our slavery.

“Now, therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love, let not all the hardship seem little to you that has come upon us, upon our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our fathers, and all your people, since the time of the kings of Assyria until this day.

Are not my days few? Then cease, and leave me alone, that I may find a little cheer

They send out their little boys like a flock, and their children dance.

They are exalted a little while, and then are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like the heads of grain.

“Bear with me a little, and I will show you, for I have yet something to say on God's behalf.

Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor.

In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.

Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked.

When they were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it,

Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock!

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.

Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep.

There was a little city with few men in it, and a great king came against it and besieged it, building great siegeworks against it.

Dead flies make the perfumer's ointment give off a stench; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom.”

Final Advice

Others

We have a little sister, and she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister on the day when she is spoken for?

And he said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also?

For in a very little while my fury will come to an end, and my anger will be directed to their destruction.

The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them.

Come, my people, enter your chambers, and shut your doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until the fury has passed by.

For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little.”

And the word of the Lord will be to them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little, that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

Is it not yet a very little while until Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a forest?

In little more than a year you will shudder, you complacent women; for the grape harvest fails, the fruit harvest will not come.

Your holy people held possession for a little while; our adversaries have trampled down your sanctuary.

Moab is destroyed; her little ones have made a cry.

Therefore hear the plan that the Lord has made against Edom and the purposes that he has formed against the inhabitants of Teman: Even the little ones of the flock shall be dragged away. Surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate.

Therefore hear the plan that the Lord has made against Babylon, and the purposes that he has formed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of their flock shall be dragged away; surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate.

For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time when it is trodden; yet a little while and the time of her harvest will come.”

Kill old men outright, young men and maidens, little children and women, but touch no one on whom is the mark. And begin at my sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the house.

Not only did you walk in their ways and do according to their abominations; within a very little time you were more corrupt than they in all your ways.

I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.

Out of one of them came a little horn, which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the glorious land.

When they stumble, they shall receive a little help. And many shall join themselves to them with flattery,

And the Lord said to him, “Call his name Jezreel, for in just a little while I will punish the house of Jehu for the blood of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.

Samaria shall bear her guilt, because she has rebelled against her God; they shall fall by the sword; their little ones shall be dashed in pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.

For behold, the Lord commands, and the great house shall be struck down into fragments, and the little house into bits.

But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.

You have sown much, and harvested little. You eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm. And he who earns wages does so to put them into a bag with holes.

You looked for much, and behold, it came to little. And when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? declares the Lord of hosts. Because of my house that lies in ruins, while each of you busies himself with his own house.

For thus says the Lord of hosts: Yet once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land.

And I am exceedingly angry with the nations that are at ease; for while I was angry but a little, they furthered the disaster.

The Shepherd Struck

“Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands next to me,” declares the Lord of hosts. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones.

But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.”

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;

Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”

But Jesus, aware of this, said, “O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread?

He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”

but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’

And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.”

After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you.”

And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets.

and implored him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live.”

Taking her by the hand he said to her, “Talitha cumi,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.”

But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet.

Temptations to Sin

“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

And going a little farther, he fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.

But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.”

Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat.

Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.”

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.

But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!

“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

“One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.

And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’

And a little later someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.”

Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.”

Jesus then said, “I will be with you a little longer, and then I am going to him who sent me.

So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

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.’

Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.

Your Sorrow Will Turn into Joy

“A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me.”

So some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ‘A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’; and, ‘because I am going to the Father’ ?”

So they were saying, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’ ? We do not know what he is talking about.”

Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, “Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, ‘A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me’?

But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in honor by all the people, stood up and gave orders to put the men outside for a little while.

Now when day came, there was no little disturbance among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.

And they remained no little time with the disciples.

About that time there arose no little disturbance concerning the Way.

For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen.

And they took the youth away alive, and were not a little comforted.

So they took a sounding and found twenty fathoms. A little farther on they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms.

Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?

As it is written, “Whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack.”

For even if I boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be ashamed.

Paul and the False Apostles

I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me!

Paul's Sufferings as an Apostle

I repeat, let no one think me foolish. But even if you do, accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.

my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you!

A little leaven leavens the whole lump.

(No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.)

You made him for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor,

But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.

For, “Yet a little while, and the coming one will come and will not delay;

yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.

In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,

And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

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.

I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name's sake.

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.

Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.

Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.

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.

Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

“‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.

Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.

The Angel and the Little Scroll

Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head, and his face was like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire.

He had a little scroll open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land,

So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll. And he said to me, “Take and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.”

And I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it. It was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it my stomach was made bitter.

they are also seven kings, five of whom have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and when he does come he must remain only a little while.

and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.