42 Bible Verses about Loving Children

My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.

Whoever will give honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour not to me, but to him who sent me.

See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was.

Fathers, do not be hard on your children, so that their spirit may not be broken.

In this way it is clear who are the children of God and who are the children of the Evil One; anyone who does not do righteousness or who has no love for his brother, is not a child of God.

But Jesus said, Let the little ones come to me, and do not keep them away: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

But the mercy of the Lord is eternal for his worshippers, and their children's children will see his righteousness;

In this way, we are certain that we have love for the children of God, when we have love for God and keep his laws.

Because you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

And not for that nation only, but for the purpose of uniting in one body the children of God all over the world.

And said, Truly, I say to you, If you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven.

He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me.

And I will have no mercy on her children, for they are the children of her loose ways.

Let it then be your desire to be like God, as well-loved children;

And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.

In the night, this woman, sleeping on her child, was the cause of its death.

If you, then, being evil, are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who make requests to him?

My loved ones, let us have love for one another: because love is of God, and everyone who has love is a child of God and has knowledge of God.

He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.

I, a ruler in the church, send word to the noble sister who is of God's selection, and to her children, for whom I have true love; and not only I, but all who have knowledge of what is true;

And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them,

Will a woman give up the child at her breast, will she be without pity for the fruit of her body? yes, these may, but I will not let you go out of my memory.

Everyone who has faith that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God: and everyone who has love for the Father has love for his child.

My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request:

And all your builders will be made wise by the Lord; and great will be the peace of your children.

When Israel was a child he was dear to me; and I took my son out of Egypt.

This is now the third time that I am ready to come to you; and I will not be a trouble to you: my desire is for you, not for your property: for it is not the children's business to make store for their fathers, but the fathers for the children.

Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.

For to those who are dear to him the Lord says sharp words, and makes the son in whom he has delight undergo pain.

And the Lord said to me, Give your love again to a woman who has a lover and is false to her husband, even as the Lord has love for the children of Israel, though they are turned to other gods and are lovers of grape-cakes.

As to one who is comforted by his mother, so will I give you comfort: and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.

If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.

If a man has two wives, one greatly loved and the other hated, and the two of them have had children by him; and if the first son is the child of the hated wife:

For you are all sons of light and of the day: we are not of the night or of the dark.

The seed of his servants will have their part in it, and there the lovers of his name will have rest.

I have no greater joy than to have news that my children are walking in the true way.

And, you fathers, do not make your children angry: but give them training in the teaching and fear of the Lord.

And brother will give up brother to death, and the father his child: and children will go against their fathers and mothers, and put them to death.

Give your son training while there is hope; let not your heart be purposing his death.

And by him the hearts of fathers will be turned to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers; for fear that I may come and put the earth under a curse.

And the king said, Let the living child be cut in two and one half given to one woman and one to the other.

But Jesus, turning to them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, let not your weeping be for me, but for yourselves and for your children.