NMV Bible Verses About Children
Bible verses about children and raising a family.
1 Corinthians 4:14
I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my dear children.
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I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my dear children.
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1 Corinthians 7:14
For the unbelieving husband is made holy through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy through her husband. Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
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For the unbelieving husband is made holy through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy through her husband. Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
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1 Corinthians 14:20
Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Be innocent in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
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Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Be innocent in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
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1 John 2:1
My dear children, I'm writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate [like a defense attorney] who pleads our case before the Father: Jesus Christ, the righteous one [completely just and without guilt].
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My dear children, I'm writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate [like a defense attorney] who pleads our case before the Father: Jesus Christ, the righteous one [completely just and without guilt].
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1 John 2:12
I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven because of who He is.
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I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven because of who He is.
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1 John 2:13
I am writing to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have defeated the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you have known the Father.
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I am writing to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have defeated the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you have known the Father.
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1 John 2:18
Children, it is the last hour. And just as you heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have already come. This is how we know that it is the last hour.
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Children, it is the last hour. And just as you heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have already come. This is how we know that it is the last hour.
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1 John 2:28
And now, children, remain in Him, so that when He appears, we may be confident and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.
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And now, children, remain in Him, so that when He appears, we may be confident and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.
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1 John 3:1
Look at how great a love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God, and we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
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Look at how great a love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God, and we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
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1 John 3:2
Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. But we know that when He is revealed, we will be like Him, because we will see Him as He is.
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Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. But we know that when He is revealed, we will be like Him, because we will see Him as He is.
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1 John 3:7
Children, don't let anyone deceive you: the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.
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Children, don't let anyone deceive you: the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.
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1 John 3:10
This is how God's children and the devil's children are made obvious: everyone who does not practice righteousness is not from God, and neither is the one who does not love their brother or sister.
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This is how God's children and the devil's children are made obvious: everyone who does not practice righteousness is not from God, and neither is the one who does not love their brother or sister.
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1 John 3:18
Little children, let us not love with words or speech, but with actions and truth.
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Little children, let us not love with words or speech, but with actions and truth.
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1 John 4:4
You are from God, children, and you have defeated them, because the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
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You are from God, children, and you have defeated them, because the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
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1 John 5:2
This is how we know that we love God's children: when we love God and keep His commands.
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This is how we know that we love God's children: when we love God and keep His commands.
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1 Peter 1:14
As obedient children, do not be shaped by the desires you had when you lived in ignorance.
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As obedient children, do not be shaped by the desires you had when you lived in ignorance.
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1 Peter 3:6
just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You have become her daughters when you do what is good and do not give in to fear.
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just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You have become her daughters when you do what is good and do not give in to fear.
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1 Thessalonians 2:7
Instead, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her own children.
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Instead, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her own children.
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1 Thessalonians 2:11
As you know, we dealt with each one of you as a father deals with his own children,
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As you know, we dealt with each one of you as a father deals with his own children,
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1 Thessalonians 5:1
Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters, you do not need anything to be written to you.
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Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters, you do not need anything to be written to you.
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1 Thessalonians 5:5
For you are all children of light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
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For you are all children of light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
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1 Timothy 3:4
They must manage their own household well and keep their children under control with dignity.
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They must manage their own household well and keep their children under control with dignity.
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1 Timothy 3:12
A deacon must be the husband of one wife and manage their children and household well.
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A deacon must be the husband of one wife and manage their children and household well.
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1 Timothy 5:4
But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should learn to show reverence for God toward their own household first and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
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But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should learn to show reverence for God toward their own household first and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
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1 Timothy 5:10
and is well known for good works, if she has raised children, shown hospitality, washed the feet of believers who belong to Christ, helped those in distress, and devoted herself to every good work.
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and is well known for good works, if she has raised children, shown hospitality, washed the feet of believers who belong to Christ, helped those in distress, and devoted herself to every good work.
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1 Timothy 5:14
So I want younger widows to marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the enemy no opportunity for slander.
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So I want younger widows to marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the enemy no opportunity for slander.
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2 Corinthians 6:13
Now in return, I speak as to my children, open your hearts wide also.
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Now in return, I speak as to my children, open your hearts wide also.
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2 Corinthians 6:18
"And I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to Me," says the Lord Almighty.
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"And I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to Me," says the Lord Almighty.
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2 Corinthians 12:14
Look, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking what is yours, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
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Look, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking what is yours, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
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2 John 1:1
The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all who know the truth,
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The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all who know the truth,
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2 John 1:4
I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we received commandment from the Father.
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I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we received commandment from the Father.
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2 Peter 2:14
They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They seduce unstable souls. They have hearts trained in a desire for more than God has provided for them. They are cursed children.
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They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They seduce unstable souls. They have hearts trained in a desire for more than God has provided for them. They are cursed children.
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2 Timothy 2:22
Flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
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Flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
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3 John 1:4
I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
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I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
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Acts 1:7
He said to them, "It is not for you to know the times or the seasons that the Father has set by His own authority.
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He said to them, "It is not for you to know the times or the seasons that the Father has set by His own authority.
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Acts 2:17
In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
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In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
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Acts 2:39
For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself."
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For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself."
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Acts 3:20
and that seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus.
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and that seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus.
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Acts 3:25
You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.'
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You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.'
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Acts 7:16
They were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought with silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
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They were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought with silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
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Acts 7:29
When he heard this, Moses fled and became a foreigner in the land of Midian, where he had two sons.
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When he heard this, Moses fled and became a foreigner in the land of Midian, where he had two sons.
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Acts 9:15
But the Lord said to him, "Go, for this man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel.
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But the Lord said to him, "Go, for this man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel.
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Acts 13:26
Brothers and sisters, children of Abraham's race and those among you who fear God, it is to us that the message of this salvation has been sent.
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Brothers and sisters, children of Abraham's race and those among you who fear God, it is to us that the message of this salvation has been sent.
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Acts 13:33
God has fulfilled this for us, their children, by raising up Jesus, as it is written in the second Psalm: 'You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.'
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God has fulfilled this for us, their children, by raising up Jesus, as it is written in the second Psalm: 'You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.'
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Acts 14:17
though He did not leave Himself without a witness, He did good by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness."
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though He did not leave Himself without a witness, He did good by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness."
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Acts 17:28
For in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also His offspring.'
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For in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also His offspring.'
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Acts 17:29
Since we are God's offspring, we should not think that the divine nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image made by human skill and imagination.
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Since we are God's offspring, we should not think that the divine nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image made by human skill and imagination.
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Acts 21:5
When our time was up, we left and continued on our way. All of them, including wives and children, accompanied us out of the city, and we knelt on the beach and prayed.
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When our time was up, we left and continued on our way. All of them, including wives and children, accompanied us out of the city, and we knelt on the beach and prayed.
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Acts 21:21
But they have been told that you teach all the Jews living among the Gentiles to abandon Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or live according to our customs.
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But they have been told that you teach all the Jews living among the Gentiles to abandon Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or live according to our customs.
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Acts 26:4
All the Jews know my way of life from my youth, which was spent from the beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem.
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All the Jews know my way of life from my youth, which was spent from the beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem.
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Colossians 3:20
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
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Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
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Colossians 3:21
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, so they do not become discouraged.
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Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, so they do not become discouraged.
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Ephesians 1:5
He appointed us in advance to be adopted as sons and daughters through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will.
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He appointed us in advance to be adopted as sons and daughters through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will.
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Ephesians 2:2
in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the ruler of the power of the air [a Roman term for the unseen realm where spiritual forces of evil were thought to operate], the spirit now working in the sons of disobedience.
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in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the ruler of the power of the air [a Roman term for the unseen realm where spiritual forces of evil were thought to operate], the spirit now working in the sons of disobedience.
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Ephesians 2:3
Among them we all also once lived in the desires of our flesh, carrying out the inclinations of the flesh and of the mind, and we were by nature children of wrath, just like the rest of humanity.
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Among them we all also once lived in the desires of our flesh, carrying out the inclinations of the flesh and of the mind, and we were by nature children of wrath, just like the rest of humanity.
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Ephesians 5:8
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
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For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
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Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them in the training and instruction of the Lord.
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Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them in the training and instruction of the Lord.
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Galatians 3:7
understand, then, that those who have faith are the children of Abraham.
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understand, then, that those who have faith are the children of Abraham.
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Galatians 4:3
In the same way, we also, when we were children, were enslaved under the rudimentary philosophies and systems of the world.
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In the same way, we also, when we were children, were enslaved under the rudimentary philosophies and systems of the world.
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Galatians 4:5
to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
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to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
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Galatians 4:6
And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!"
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And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!"
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Galatians 4:19
My children, I am again suffering labor pains for you until Christ is formed in you.
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My children, I am again suffering labor pains for you until Christ is formed in you.
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Galatians 4:22
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and one by the free woman.
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For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and one by the free woman.
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Galatians 4:24
These things are being taken figuratively, for the women represent two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery, this is Hagar.
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These things are being taken figuratively, for the women represent two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery, this is Hagar.
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Galatians 4:25
Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.
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Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.
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Galatians 4:27
For it is written: "Rejoice, childless woman, you who never gave birth; burst into song and shout, you who have never been in labor; because the children of the desolate woman are more numerous than those of the woman who has a husband."
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For it is written: "Rejoice, childless woman, you who never gave birth; burst into song and shout, you who have never been in labor; because the children of the desolate woman are more numerous than those of the woman who has a husband."
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Galatians 4:28
Now you, brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children of promise.
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Now you, brothers and sisters, like Isaac, are children of promise.
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Galatians 4:31
Therefore, brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman but of the free woman.
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Therefore, brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman but of the free woman.
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Hebrews 2:10
For it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom all things exist, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffering, in bringing many sons and daughters to glory.
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For it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom all things exist, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffering, in bringing many sons and daughters to glory.
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Hebrews 2:13
And again: "I will put My trust in Him." And again: "Here I am with the children God has given Me."
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And again: "I will put My trust in Him." And again: "Here I am with the children God has given Me."
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Hebrews 2:14
Since the children share in flesh and blood, He also became fully human, so that through His death He might destroy the one who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,
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Since the children share in flesh and blood, He also became fully human, so that through His death He might destroy the one who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,
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Hebrews 7:5
The sons of Levi, who receive the priestly office, are commanded by the law to collect a tenth from the people, that is, from their fellow Israelites, even though they are descended from Abraham.
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The sons of Levi, who receive the priestly office, are commanded by the law to collect a tenth from the people, that is, from their fellow Israelites, even though they are descended from Abraham.
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Hebrews 11:11
By faith, Sarah herself received the ability to conceive children, even though she was past the age, since she considered the One who had promised to be faithful.
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By faith, Sarah herself received the ability to conceive children, even though she was past the age, since she considered the One who had promised to be faithful.
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Hebrews 11:18
even though it had been said to him, "Through Isaac your offspring will be called."
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even though it had been said to him, "Through Isaac your offspring will be called."
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Hebrews 11:21
By faith, Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
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By faith, Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
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Hebrews 12:5
And you have forgotten the encouragement that speaks to you as sons: 'My son, do not take the Lord's discipline lightly or lose heart when you are corrected by Him,
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And you have forgotten the encouragement that speaks to you as sons: 'My son, do not take the Lord's discipline lightly or lose heart when you are corrected by Him,
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Hebrews 12:7
Endure suffering as discipline: God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?
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Endure suffering as discipline: God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?
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Hebrews 12:8
But if you are without discipline, which all receive, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
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But if you are without discipline, which all receive, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
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John 1:12
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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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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John 4:12
You're not greater than our father Jacob, are You? He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and livestock."
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You're not greater than our father Jacob, are You? He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and livestock."
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John 8:39
"Our father is Abraham," they replied. "If you were Abraham's children," Jesus told them, "you would do what Abraham did.
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"Our father is Abraham," they replied. "If you were Abraham's children," Jesus told them, "you would do what Abraham did.
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John 11:52
and not for the nation only, but also to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
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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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John 12:36
While you have the light, believe in the light so that you may become children of light." Jesus said these things, then went away and hid from them.
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While you have the light, believe in the light so that you may become children of light." Jesus said these things, then went away and hid from them.
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John 13:33
Little children, I am with you a little while longer. You will look for Me, and just as I told the Jews, so now I tell you: Where I am going, you cannot come.
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Little children, I am with you a little while longer. You will look for Me, and just as I told the Jews, so now I tell you: Where I am going, you cannot come.
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John 21:2
Simon Peter, Thomas (called "Twin"), Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, Zebedee's sons, and two others of His disciples were together.
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Simon Peter, Thomas (called "Twin"), Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, Zebedee's sons, and two others of His disciples were together.
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John 21:5
"Children," Jesus called to them, "you don't have any fish, do you?" "No," they answered.
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"Children," Jesus called to them, "you don't have any fish, do you?" "No," they answered.
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Luke 1:5
In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, from the division of Abijah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
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In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, from the division of Abijah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
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Luke 1:16
He will turn many of the children of Israel back to the Lord their God.
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He will turn many of the children of Israel back to the Lord their God.
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Luke 1:17
And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and to turn the disobedient toward the wisdom of the righteous, to prepare a people who are ready for the Lord."
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And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and to turn the disobedient toward the wisdom of the righteous, to prepare a people who are ready for the Lord."
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Luke 3:7
He then said to the crowds who came out to be baptized by him, "You offspring of snakes! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
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He then said to the crowds who came out to be baptized by him, "You offspring of snakes! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
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Luke 3:8
Therefore produce fruit that proves your change of heart. And don't begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father,' because I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.
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Therefore produce fruit that proves your change of heart. And don't begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father,' because I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.
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Luke 5:10
and so were James and John, Zebedee's sons, who were Simon's partners. "Don't be afraid," Jesus told Simon. "From now on you will be catching people."
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and so were James and John, Zebedee's sons, who were Simon's partners. "Don't be afraid," Jesus told Simon. "From now on you will be catching people."
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Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the ungrateful and evil.
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But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the ungrateful and evil.
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Luke 7:32
They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to each other: 'We played the flute for you, but you didn't dance; we sang a funeral song, but you didn't weep!'
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They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to each other: 'We played the flute for you, but you didn't dance; we sang a funeral song, but you didn't weep!'
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Luke 11:7
Then he will answer from inside and say, 'Don't bother me! The door is already locked, and my children and I have gone to bed. I can't get up to give you anything.'
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Then he will answer from inside and say, 'Don't bother me! The door is already locked, and my children and I have gone to bed. I can't get up to give you anything.'
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Luke 11:13
If you then, though you are sinful, 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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If you then, though you are sinful, 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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Luke 11:19
And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
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And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
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Luke 13:34
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
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Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
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Luke 14:26
"If anyone comes to Me and does not place Me above his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, even above his own life, he cannot be My disciple.
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"If anyone comes to Me and does not place Me above his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, even above his own life, he cannot be My disciple.
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Luke 16:8
The master praised the dishonest manager because he acted shrewdly. For the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the children of light.
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The master praised the dishonest manager because he acted shrewdly. For the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the children of light.
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Luke 18:16
Jesus, however, called for them and said, "Let the little children come to Me, and don't stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
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Jesus, however, called for them and said, "Let the little children come to Me, and don't stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
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Luke 18:29
So He said to them, "Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, wife, brothers, parents, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God,
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So He said to them, "Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, wife, brothers, parents, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God,
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Luke 19:44
They will crush you and your children within you to the ground, and they will not leave one stone on another in you, because you did not recognize the time when God visited you."
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They will crush you and your children within you to the ground, and they will not leave one stone on another in you, because you did not recognize the time when God visited you."
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Luke 20:28
"Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, that man should marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.
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"Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, that man should marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.
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Luke 20:29
Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife and died without children.
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Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife and died without children.
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Luke 20:31
and then the third married her, and in the same way all seven died and left no children.
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and then the third married her, and in the same way all seven died and left no children.
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Luke 20:34
Jesus told them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.
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Jesus told them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.
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Luke 20:36
For they can no longer die, because they are like the heavenly messengers and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.
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For they can no longer die, because they are like the heavenly messengers and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.
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Luke 21:12
But before all these things, they will seize you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of My name.
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But before all these things, they will seize you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of My name.
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Luke 23:28
But turning to them, Jesus said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me. Weep for yourselves and for your children.
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But turning to them, Jesus said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me. Weep for yourselves and for your children.
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Mark 3:17
to James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, He gave the name Boanerges (which means "Sons of Thunder");
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to James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, He gave the name Boanerges (which means "Sons of Thunder");
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Mark 7:27
He said to her, "Let the children be fed first, because it isn't right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
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He said to her, "Let the children be fed first, because it isn't right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
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Mark 7:28
But she replied to Him, "Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs."
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But she replied to Him, "Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs."
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Mark 10:13
People were bringing children to Him so that He might touch them, but the disciples tried to stop them sternly.
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People were bringing children to Him so that He might touch them, but the disciples tried to stop them sternly.
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Mark 10:14
When Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, "Let the children come to Me. Don't stop them, because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
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When Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, "Let the children come to Me. Don't stop them, because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
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Mark 10:24
The disciples were astonished at His words. Again Jesus said to them, "Children, how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God!
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The disciples were astonished at His words. Again Jesus said to them, "Children, how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God!
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Mark 10:29
Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the sake of the good news,
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Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the sake of the good news,
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Mark 10:30
who will not receive a hundred times more, now in this time: houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and fields, along with persecutions, and in the age to come, eternal life.
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who will not receive a hundred times more, now in this time: houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and fields, along with persecutions, and in the age to come, eternal life.
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Mark 10:35
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, approached Him and said, "Teacher, we want You to do whatever we ask of You."
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James and John, the sons of Zebedee, approached Him and said, "Teacher, we want You to do whatever we ask of You."
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Mark 12:19
"Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no child, the man should marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.
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"Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no child, the man should marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.
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Mark 12:20
There were seven brothers. The first married a woman, and died without leaving offspring.
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There were seven brothers. The first married a woman, and died without leaving offspring.
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Mark 12:21
The second also married her, and died, leaving no offspring. The third likewise.
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The second also married her, and died, leaving no offspring. The third likewise.
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Mark 13:12
Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.
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Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.
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Matthew 2:16
When Herod saw that he was outwitted by the wise men, he became greatly enraged, and sent orders to kill all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and throughout its surrounding region, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had carefully inquired of the wise men.
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When Herod saw that he was outwitted by the wise men, he became greatly enraged, and sent orders to kill all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and throughout its surrounding region, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had carefully inquired of the wise men.
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Matthew 2:18
"In Ramah a voice was heard, like a funeral song, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel crying loudly for her children, and being refusing to be comforted, because they are no more."
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"In Ramah a voice was heard, like a funeral song, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel crying loudly for her children, and being refusing to be comforted, because they are no more."
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Matthew 3:9
And don't presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.', for I tell you, God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.
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And don't presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.', for I tell you, God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.
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Matthew 5:9
Favored by God are those who work for peace, for they will be called children of God.
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Favored by God are those who work for peace, for they will be called children of God.
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Matthew 5:45
So that you may be children of your Father in heaven, for He makes His sun rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on both those who live in agreement with His ways and those who do not.
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So that you may be children of your Father in heaven, for He makes His sun rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on both those who live in agreement with His ways and those who do not.
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Matthew 7:11
So if you, being sinful [fallen by nature], know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him?
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So if you, being sinful [fallen by nature], know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him?
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Matthew 8:12
But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and unbearable agony."
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But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and unbearable agony."
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Matthew 9:15
And Jesus said to them, "Can the sons of the bridechamber [close companions of the groom] mourn while the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast."
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And Jesus said to them, "Can the sons of the bridechamber [close companions of the groom] mourn while the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast."
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Matthew 10:21
And brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.
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And brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.
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Matthew 11:16
"To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
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"To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
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Matthew 11:25
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 children.
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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 children.
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Matthew 12:34
You offspring of snakes! How can you speak good when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.
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You offspring of snakes! How can you speak good when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.
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Matthew 13:38
the field is the world; and the good seed stands for the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one,
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the field is the world; and the good seed stands for the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one,
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Matthew 14:21
Now those who ate were about five thousand men, not counting women and children.
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Now those who ate were about five thousand men, not counting women and children.
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Matthew 15:26
He answered, "It isn't right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
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He answered, "It isn't right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
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Matthew 15:38
Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
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Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
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Matthew 17:25
"Yes," he said. When Peter entered the house, Jesus spoke to him first, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tolls or taxes? From their sons or from others?"
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"Yes," he said. When Peter entered the house, Jesus spoke to him first, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tolls or taxes? From their sons or from others?"
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Matthew 17:26
"From others," he said. "Then the sons are exempt," Jesus told him.
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"From others," he said. "Then the sons are exempt," Jesus told him.
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Matthew 18:3
He said, "Truly I tell you, unless you turn around and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
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He said, "Truly I tell you, unless you turn around and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 18:25
Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he, his wife, his children, and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
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Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he, his wife, his children, and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
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Matthew 19:13
Then little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray. But the disciples scolded them.
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Then little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray. But the disciples scolded them.
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Matthew 19:14
Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not stop them, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to those who are like them."
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Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not stop them, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to those who are like them."
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Matthew 19:29
And everyone who has left houses, or brothers or sisters, or father or mother, or children, or fields because of My name will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
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And everyone who has left houses, or brothers or sisters, or father or mother, or children, or fields because of My name will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
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Matthew 20:20
Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached Him with her sons. She knelt before Him to ask something of Him.
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Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached Him with her sons. She knelt before Him to ask something of Him.
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Matthew 20:21
"What do you want?" He asked her. "Say that these two sons of mine may sit, one at Your right and the other at Your left, in Your kingdom," she said.
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"What do you want?" He asked her. "Say that these two sons of mine may sit, one at Your right and the other at Your left, in Your kingdom," she said.
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Matthew 21:15
But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonders that He did and the children shouting in the temple, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were furious
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But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonders that He did and the children shouting in the temple, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were furious
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Matthew 21:16
and said to Him, "Do You hear what these children are saying?" "Yes," Jesus replied. "Have you never read: 'From the mouths of children and infants, You have prepared praise for Yourself'?"
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and said to Him, "Do You hear what these children are saying?" "Yes," Jesus replied. "Have you never read: 'From the mouths of children and infants, You have prepared praise for Yourself'?"
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Matthew 21:28
"What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go work in the vineyard today.'
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"What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go work in the vineyard today.'
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Matthew 22:24
"Teacher, Moses said that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.
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"Teacher, Moses said that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.
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Matthew 22:25
Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.
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Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.
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Matthew 23:33
You offspring of snakes! How will you escape being condemned to the fire of everlasting punishment?
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You offspring of snakes! How will you escape being condemned to the fire of everlasting punishment?
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Matthew 23:37
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing.
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Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing.
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Matthew 26:37
He took along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to feel deeply distressed and troubled.
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He took along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to feel deeply distressed and troubled.
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Matthew 27:25
All the people answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!"
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All the people answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!"
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Matthew 27:56
Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.
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Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.
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Philippians 2:15
so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world,
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so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world,
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Revelation 2:23
I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the One who examines minds and hearts, and I will give to each of you according to your works.
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I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the One who examines minds and hearts, and I will give to each of you according to your works.
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Revelation 7:4
And I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000 sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel.
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And I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000 sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel.
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Revelation 12:17
So the dragon was furious with the woman and went off to make war against the rest of her children, those who keep God's commands and hold firmly to the testimony about Jesus.
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So the dragon was furious with the woman and went off to make war against the rest of her children, those who keep God's commands and hold firmly to the testimony about Jesus.
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Revelation 21:12
The city had a massive, high wall with twelve gates. Twelve angels were at the gates, and the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were written on them.
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The city had a massive, high wall with twelve gates. Twelve angels were at the gates, and the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were written on them.
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Romans 8:16
The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God.
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The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God.
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Romans 8:17
And if we are children, then we are also heirs, heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.
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And if we are children, then we are also heirs, heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.
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Romans 8:19
For the creation eagerly waits in expectation for the revealing of the children of God.
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For the creation eagerly waits in expectation for the revealing of the children of God.
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Romans 8:21
that the creation itself will also be set free from its bondage to corruption and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
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that the creation itself will also be set free from its bondage to corruption and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
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Romans 9:7
nor because they are Abraham's descendants are they all his children. On the contrary: "Through Isaac your descendants will be named."
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nor because they are Abraham's descendants are they all his children. On the contrary: "Through Isaac your descendants will be named."
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Romans 9:8
This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise who are regarded as descendants.
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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 who are regarded as descendants.
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Romans 9:10
And not only that, but Rebekah's children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.
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And not only that, but Rebekah's children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.
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Romans 9:26
And, "In the place where it was said to them, 'You are not My people,' there they will be called sons of the living God."
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And, "In the place where it was said to them, 'You are not My people,' there they will be called sons of the living God."
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Romans 9:29
And just as Isaiah foretold: "If the Lord of hosts had not left us offspring, we would have become like Sodom and would have resembled Gomorrah."
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And just as Isaiah foretold: "If the Lord of hosts had not left us offspring, we would have become like Sodom and would have resembled Gomorrah."
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Titus 1:6
An elder must be free from legal accusation, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not accused of a lifestyle abandoned to ruin or defiance.
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An elder must be free from legal accusation, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not accused of a lifestyle abandoned to ruin or defiance.
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Titus 2:4
so that they may train the younger women to love their husbands and children,
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so that they may train the younger women to love their husbands and children,
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