What does the Bible say about children? 2020-09-18T13:49:17-08:00

What does the Bible say about children?

At World Vision, we think about kids a lot. How do we help kids thrive? How can we dilate their voices? And what does the Bible say about children?

We know that we can never care nearly children as much every bit God cares about them. Jesus is with children everywhere, in every situation, working to show them his dearest. Our prayer is that our piece of work would ever be guided by God'due south word and his unfailing dearest for his children.

Hither are eight Bible verses nigh kids that remind the states how much God cares for children (all verses from the New International Version):

1. Psalm 127:3

Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a advantage from him.

two. Psalm viii:2

Through the praise of children and infants

you take established a stronghold against your enemies,

to silence the foe and the avenger.

Baby girl with her father in Venezuela.
Yen Manuel Arriesta, 36, with his 2-month-sometime girl, Sheila. Yen Manuel and Sheila are Venezuelan migrants who have received food vouchers from World Vision Republic of colombia. (©2019 Globe Vision /photo by Jon Warren)

3. Marking 10:thirteen-sixteen

People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to identify his easily on them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such equally these. Truly I tell y'all, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." And he took the children in his artillery, placed his hands on them and blessed them.

4. Ephesians half dozen:4

Fathers, exercise not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the preparation and instruction of the Lord.

Children playing in refugee camp.
Rohingya children play in the refugee camps in People's republic of bangladesh. World Vision is helping to build a protective, empowering environment in the camps for children.  (©2019 World Vision/photo by Jon Warren)

v. Matthew 18:1-5

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

He chosen a fiddling child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and go similar 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. And whoever welcomes ane such kid in my name welcomes me."

6. Matthew 18:10

"See that you exercise non despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven."

Child holding a goat.
Debby, a Earth Vision sponsored child in Zambia. Her father Obby says, speaking in Tonga: "God answered our prayers through Globe Vision." (©2019 World Vision/photo past Jon Warren)

vii. James 1:27

Religion that God our Father accepts every bit pure and faultless is this: to look afterward orphans and widows in their distress and to proceed oneself from being polluted by the earth.

8. Mark 9:36-37

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 lilliputian children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does non welcome me but the one who sent me."

We hope these Bible passages about kids reminded y'all how much Jesus loves children — and all of united states!

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Elevation photo: Children, many of them sponsored, sing praise songs, at a World Vision supported Bible Club at Itumbule Master School, in Kalawa, Republic of kenya. (©2019 World Vision/photograph past Jon Warren)