Children
366 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
167 sections
- A Blessing
- Abijah
- Alienated, Ishmael, to Gratify Sarah
- Amusements of
- An Heritage from the Lord
- Anxiety of the Jews For
- Bastard, Excluded from the Privileges of the Congregation
- Blessed by Jesus
- Bound by Covenants of Parents
- Casting out of Weak Alluded To
- Caused to Pass Through Fire
- Character of, Known by Conduct
- Children in the Temple
- Christ Was an Example To
- Circumcised on the Eighth Day
- Commandments To
- Correction of
- Could Demand Their Portion During Father's Life
- Counsel of Parents To
- David
- Death of, As a Judgment Upon Parents by Elisha
- Death of, As a Judgment Upon Parents by Jesus
- Death of, As a Judgment Upon Parents: David's Child by Uriah's Wife
- Death of, As a Judgment Upon Parents: Firstborn of Egypt
- Death of, As a Judgment Upon Parents: Healing of
- Death of, As a Judgment Upon Parents: Raised from the Dead by Elijah
- Death of, As a Judgment Upon Parents: Sons of Eli
- Death of, As a Judgment Upon Parents: Sons of Saul
- Dedicated to God in Infancy: Samson
- Dedicated to God in Infancy: Samuel
- Destruction of, a Punishment
- Difference Made Between Male and Female, in Mosaic Law
- Early Piety of Jeremiah
- Early Piety of John the Baptist
- Early Piety of Samuel
- Edict to Murder of Herod
- Edict to Murder of Jehu
- Edict to Murder of Pharaoh
- Elihu
- Esau
- False Instruction of
- Female: Inherited Property in Default of Sons
- Female: Taken Care of by Nurses
- Female: Usefully Employed
- Figurative
- Fondness and Care of Mothers For
- Frequently Bore the Curse of Parents
- Future State of
- God's Care of
- Good: Attend to Parental Teaching
- Good: Character of, Illustrates Conversion
- Good: Honor the Aged
- Good: Illustrative of a Teachable Spirit
- Good: Know the Scriptures
- Good: Make Their Parents' Hearts Glad
- Good: Obey Parents
- Good: Partake of the Promises of God
- Good: Shall be Blessed
- Good: Show Love to Parents
- Good: Take Care of Parents
- Good: The Lord is With
- Good: Their Obedience to Parents is Well Pleasing to God
- Grief Occasioned by Loss of
- Illegitimate: Despised by Their Brethren
- Illegitimate: Excluded from the Congregation
- Illegitimate: had No Inheritance
- Illegitimate: Not Cared for by the Father
- Illegitimate: Sometimes Sent Away with Gifts
- Inhuman Practice of offering to Idols
- Instance of, Leah and Rachel
- Instruction of
- Involved in Guilt of Parents
- Isaac
- Jehoshaphat
- Jephthah's Daughter
- Jeremiah
- Jesus
- Jewish Children
- Job
- John
- Joseph
- Josiah
- Judah
- Love of, for Parents of Ruth
- Love of, for Parents: Jesus
- Male: Birth of, Announced to the Father by a Messenger
- Male: If First Born, Belonged to God and Were Redeemed
- Male: Inherited the Possessions of Their Father
- Male: Received the Blessing of Their Father Before his Death
- Male: Under the Care of Tutors, Till They Came of Age
- Male: Usefully Employed
- Minors
- Mode of Giving Public Instruction To
- Moses
- Mostly Nursed by the Mothers
- Named at Circumcision
- Not Punished for Parents' Sake
- Not to Have: A Reproach in Israel
- Not to Have: Considered an Affliction
- Nurses For
- Obadiah
- Often Given in Answer to Prayer
- Often Prayed For
- Often Wicked and Rebellious
- Partiality Among, Forbidden
- Partiality of Parents Among: Jacob for Joseph
- Partiality of Parents Among: Rebekah for Jacob
- Power of Parents Over, During the Patriarchal Age
- Prayer in Behalf of
- Promised to the Righteous
- Promises and Assurances To
- Prosperity of, Greatly Depended on Obedience of Parents
- Punishment of
- Rebellious, Punished by the Civil Power
- Resignation Manifested at Loss of
- Ruth
- Sacrificed
- Samson
- Samuel
- Saul
- Share Benefits of Covenant Privileges Guaranteed to Parents
- Shem and Japheth
- should Attend to Parental Teaching
- should be Brought Early to the House of God
- should be Brought to Christ
- should be Instructed in the Ways of God
- should be Judiciously Trained
- should Fear God
- should Fear Parents
- should Honor Parents
- should Honor the Aged
- should not Imitate Bad Parents
- should Obey God
- should Obey Parents
- should Remember God
- should Take Care of Parents
- Sold for Debt
- Sold in Marriage, Law Concerning
- Solomon
- Sometimes Devoted Their Property to Avoid Supporting Parents
- Symbolical of the Regenerated
- Taught to Walk
- The Gift of God
- The Israelitish Maid, Captive in Syria
- Timothy
- Treatment of, After Birth, Noticed
- Treatment of, at Birth
- Tutors and Governors For
- Unclassified Scriptures Relating To
- Weaning of
- Weaning of, a Time of Joy and Feasting
- Wicked
- Wicked: Abijam
- Wicked: Absalom
- Wicked: Adonijah
- Wicked: Adrammelech and Sharezer
- Wicked: Ahaziah
- Wicked: Amon
- Wicked: Canaan
- Wicked: Children at Beth-El
- Wicked: Eli's Sons
- Wicked: Ishmael
- Wicked: Lot's Daughters
- Wicked: Samaritans' Descendants
- Wicked: Samuel's Sons
- Wicked: Sennacherib's Sons
- Worship, Attend Divine
A Blessing
- Genesis 5:29 And he named him Noah, saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed.”
- Genesis 30:1 When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.
- Psalm 127:3–5 Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. …
- Proverbs 17:6 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.
- Isaiah 54:1 “Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.
- Jeremiah 20:15 Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, “A son is born to you,” bringing him great joy.
Abijah
- 1 Kings 14:13 All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. For this is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will receive a proper burial, because only in him has the LORD, the God of Israel, found any good in the house of Jeroboam.
Alienated, Ishmael, to Gratify Sarah
- Genesis 21:9–15 But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking her son, …
Amusements of
- Job 21:11 They send forth their little ones like a flock; their children skip about,
- Zechariah 8:5 And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing there.”
- Zechariah 11:16–17 For behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will neither care for the lost, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken, nor sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the choice sheep and tear off their hooves. …
- Luke 7:31–32 “To what, then, can I compare the men of this generation? What are they like? …
An Heritage from the Lord
- Psalm 113:9 He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!
- Psalm 127:3 Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
Anxiety of the Jews For
- Genesis 30:1 When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.
- 1 Samuel 1:5 But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.
- 1 Samuel 1:8 “Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
Bastard, Excluded from the Privileges of the Congregation
- Deuteronomy 23:2 No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.
- Hebrews 12:8 If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
Blessed by Jesus
- Matthew 19:13–15 Then little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them. …
- Mark 10:13–16 Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them. …
- Luke 18:15–16 Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them. …
Bound by Covenants of Parents
- Genesis 17:9–14 God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant— you and your descendants in the generations after you. …
Casting out of Weak Alluded To
- Ezekiel 16:5 No one cared enough for you to do even one of these things out of compassion for you. Instead, you were thrown out into the open field, because you were despised on the day of your birth.
Caused to Pass Through Fire
- 2 Kings 16:3 Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
- Jeremiah 32:35 They have built the high places of Baal in the Valley of Ben-hinnom to make their sons and daughters pass through the fire to Molech— something I never commanded them, nor had it ever entered My mind, that they should commit such …
- Ezekiel 16:21 You slaughtered My children and delivered them up through the fire to idols.
Character of, Known by Conduct
- Proverbs 20:11 Even a young man is known by his actions— whether his conduct is pure and upright.
Children in the Temple
- Matthew 21:15 But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
Christ Was an Example To
- Luke 2:51 Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
- John 19:26–27 When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.” …
Circumcised on the Eighth Day
- Philippians 3:5 circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
Commandments To
- Exodus 20:12 Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Leviticus 19:3 Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
- Leviticus 19:32 You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 5:16 Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Psalm 119:9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
- Psalm 148:12–13 young men and maidens, old and young together. …
- Proverbs 1:8–9 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother. …
- Proverbs 3:1–3 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; …
- Proverbs 4:1–4 Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. …
- Proverbs 4:10–11 Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many. …
- Proverbs 4:20–22 My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. …
- Proverbs 5:1–2 My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight, …
- Proverbs 6:20–25 My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. …
- Proverbs 8:32–33 Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways. …
- Proverbs 23:22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
- Proverbs 23:26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
- Proverbs 27:11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
- Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”
- Lamentations 3:27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.
- Matthew 15:4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
- Matthew 19:19 honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”
- Mark 10:19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”
- Luke 18:20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”
- Ephesians 6:1–3 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. …
- Colossians 3:20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
- 1 Timothy 4:12 Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
- 2 Timothy 2:22 Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
- Titus 2:6 In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.
Correction of
- Proverbs 13:24 He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
- Proverbs 19:18 Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
- Proverbs 22:15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
- Proverbs 23:13–14 Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die. …
- Proverbs 29:15 A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
- Proverbs 29:17 Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
- Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
- Colossians 3:21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
Could Demand Their Portion During Father's Life
- Luke 15:12 The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
Counsel of Parents To
- 1 Kings 2:1–4 As the time drew near for David to die, he charged his son Solomon, …
- 1 Chronicles 22:6–13 Then David called for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel. …
- 1 Chronicles 28:9–10 As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by …
- 1 Chronicles 28:20 David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the …
David
- 1 Samuel 22:3–4 From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab, where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay with you until I learn what God will do for me.” …
- Psalm 71:5 For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.
- Psalm 71:17 O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.
Death of, As a Judgment Upon Parents by Elisha
- 2 Kings 4:17–36 But the woman did conceive, and at that time the next year she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her. …
Death of, As a Judgment Upon Parents by Jesus
- Matthew 9:18 While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.”
- Matthew 9:24–26 “Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him. …
- Mark 5:35–42 While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?” …
- Luke 7:13–15 When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.” …
- Luke 8:49–56 While He was still speaking, someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he told Jairus. “Do not bother the Teacher anymore.” …
Death of, As a Judgment Upon Parents: David's Child by Uriah's Wife
- 2 Samuel 12:14–19 Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.” …
Death of, As a Judgment Upon Parents: Firstborn of Egypt
- Exodus 12:29 Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock.
Death of, As a Judgment Upon Parents: Healing of
- Matthew 15:28 “O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
- Matthew 17:18 Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.
- Mark 7:29–30 Then Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.” …
- Mark 9:23–27 “If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!” …
- Luke 8:42–56 because his only daughter, who was about twelve, was dying. As Jesus went with him, the crowds pressed around Him, …
- Luke 9:38–42 Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child. …
- John 4:46–54 So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. …
Death of, As a Judgment Upon Parents: Raised from the Dead by Elijah
- 1 Kings 17:17–23 Later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him. …
Death of, As a Judgment Upon Parents: Sons of Eli
- 1 Samuel 3:13–14 I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them. …
Death of, As a Judgment Upon Parents: Sons of Saul
- 1 Samuel 28:18–19 Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today. …
Dedicated to God in Infancy: Samson
- Judges 13:5 For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall touch his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”
- Judges 13:7 But he said to me, ‘Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. Now, therefore, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day of his death.’”
Dedicated to God in Infancy: Samuel
- 1 Samuel 1:24–28 Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. …
Destruction of, a Punishment
- Leviticus 26:22 I will send wild animals against you to rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and reduce your numbers, until your roads lie desolate.
- Ezekiel 9:6 Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.
- Luke 19:44 They will level you to the ground — you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
Difference Made Between Male and Female, in Mosaic Law
- Leviticus 12:1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
Early Piety of Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 1:5–7 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” …
Early Piety of John the Baptist
- Luke 1:15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
- Luke 1:80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.
Early Piety of Samuel
- 1 Samuel 2:18 Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD — a boy wearing a linen ephod.
- 1 Samuel 3:1 And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare, and visions were scarce.
Edict to Murder of Herod
- Matthew 2:16–18 When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi. …
Edict to Murder of Jehu
- 2 Kings 10:1–8 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying: …
Edict to Murder of Pharaoh
- Exodus 1:22 Then Pharaoh commanded all his people: “Every son born to the Hebrews you must throw into the Nile, but every daughter you may allow to live.”
Elihu
- Job 32:4–7 Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he. …
Esau
- Genesis 28:6–9 Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,” …
False Instruction of
- Mark 7:9–13 He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition. …
Female: Inherited Property in Default of Sons
- Numbers 27:1–8 Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and …
- Joshua 17:1–6 Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war. …
Female: Taken Care of by Nurses
- Genesis 35:8 Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bacuth.
Female: Usefully Employed
- Genesis 24:13 Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.
- Exodus 2:16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock.
Figurative
- 1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways.
- 1 Corinthians 14:20 Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
- 1 Peter 2:2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
Fondness and Care of Mothers For
- Exodus 2:2–10 and she conceived and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him for three months. …
- 1 Samuel 2:19 Each year his mother would make him a little robe and bring it to him when she went with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.
- 1 Kings 3:27 Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. By no means should you kill him; she is his mother.”
- Isaiah 49:15 “Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!
- 1 Thessalonians 2:7–8 On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children. …
Frequently Bore the Curse of Parents
- Exodus 20:5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
- Psalm 109:9–10 May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. …
Future State of
- Matthew 18:10 See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
- Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
God's Care of
- Exodus 22:22–24 You must not mistreat any widow or orphan. …
- Deuteronomy 10:18 He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
- Deuteronomy 14:29 Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.
- Job 29:12 because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.
- Psalm 10:14 But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
- Psalm 10:18 to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
- Psalm 27:10 Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.
- Psalm 68:5 A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy habitation.
- Psalm 146:9 The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.
- Jeremiah 49:11 Abandon your orphans; I will preserve their lives. Let your widows trust in Me.”
- Hosea 14:3 Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”
- Malachi 3:5 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and …
Good: Attend to Parental Teaching
- Proverbs 13:1 A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
Good: Character of, Illustrates Conversion
- Matthew 18:3 “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Good: Honor the Aged
- Job 32:6–7 So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know. …
Good: Illustrative of a Teachable Spirit
- Matthew 18:4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Good: Know the Scriptures
- 2 Timothy 3:15 From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Good: Make Their Parents' Hearts Glad
- Proverbs 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
- Proverbs 23:24 The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
- Proverbs 29:17 Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
Good: Obey Parents
- Genesis 28:7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and gone to Paddan-aram.
- Genesis 47:30 but when I lie down with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me with them.” Joseph answered, “I will do as you have requested.”
Good: Partake of the Promises of God
- Acts 2:39 This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off — to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
Good: Shall be Blessed
- Proverbs 3:1–4 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; …
- Ephesians 6:2–3 “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), …
Good: Show Love to Parents
- Genesis 46:29 Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.
Good: Take Care of Parents
- Genesis 45:9–11 Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay. …
- Genesis 47:12 Joseph also provided his father and brothers and all his father’s household with food for their families.
- Matthew 15:5 But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’
Good: The Lord is With
- 1 Samuel 3:19 And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.
Good: Their Obedience to Parents is Well Pleasing to God
- Colossians 3:20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
Grief Occasioned by Loss of
- Genesis 37:35 All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.
- Genesis 44:27–29 And your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons. …
- 2 Samuel 13:37 Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But David mourned for his son every day.
- Jeremiah 6:26 O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.
- Jeremiah 31:15 This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
Illegitimate: Despised by Their Brethren
- Judges 11:2 And Gilead’s wife bore him sons who grew up, drove Jephthah out, and said to him, “You shall have no inheritance in our father’s house, because you are the son of another woman.”
Illegitimate: Excluded from the Congregation
- Deuteronomy 23:2 No one of illegitimate birth may enter the assembly of the LORD, nor may any of his descendants, even to the tenth generation.
Illegitimate: had No Inheritance
- Genesis 21:10 and she said to Abraham, “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac!”
- Genesis 21:14 Early in the morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a skin of water, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her away with the boy. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba.
- Galatians 4:30 But what does the Scripture say? “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”
Illegitimate: Not Cared for by the Father
- Hebrews 12:8 If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
Illegitimate: Sometimes Sent Away with Gifts
- Genesis 25:6 But while he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east.
Inhuman Practice of offering to Idols
- 2 Kings 17:31 the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim.
- 2 Chronicles 28:3 Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
- 2 Chronicles 33:6 He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
Instance of, Leah and Rachel
- Genesis 29:15–30 Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.” …
Instruction of
- Exodus 13:8–10 And on that day you are to explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’ …
- Exodus 13:14–16 In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. …
- Deuteronomy 4:9–10 Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren. …
- Deuteronomy 6:6–9 These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. …
- Deuteronomy 11:19–20 Teach them to your children, speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. …
- Deuteronomy 31:12–13 Assemble the people— men, women, children, and the foreigners within your gates— so that they may listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and to follow carefully all the words of this law. …
- Joshua 8:35 There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded that Joshua failed to read before the whole assembly of Israel, including the women, the little ones, and the foreigners who lived among them.
- Psalm 34:11 Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
- Psalm 78:1–8 Give ear, O my people, to my instruction; listen to the words of my mouth. …
- Proverbs 1:1 These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,
- Proverbs 1:4 To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young,
- Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
- Isaiah 28:9–10 Whom is He trying to teach? To whom is He explaining His message? To infants just weaned from milk? To babies removed from the breast? …
- Joel 1:3 Tell it to your children; let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.
- John 21:15 When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”
- Acts 22:3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.
Involved in Guilt of Parents
- Exodus 20:5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
- Exodus 34:7 maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren …
- Leviticus 20:5 then I will set My face against that man and his family and cut off from among their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech.
- Leviticus 26:39–42 Those of you who survive in the lands of your enemies will waste away in their iniquity and will decay in the sins of their fathers. …
- Numbers 14:18 ‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third …
- Numbers 14:33 Your children will be shepherds in the wilderness for forty years, and they will suffer for your unfaithfulness until the last of your bodies lies in the wilderness.
- 1 Kings 21:29 “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity during his days, but I will bring it upon his house in the days of his son.”
- Job 21:19 It is said that God lays up one’s punishment for his children. Let God repay the man himself, so he will know it.
- Psalm 37:28 For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
- Isaiah 14:20–21 You will not join them in burial, since you have destroyed your land and slaughtered your own people. The offspring of the wicked will never again be mentioned. …
- Isaiah 65:6–7 Behold, it is written before Me: I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will pay it back into their laps, …
- Jeremiah 32:18 You show loving devotion to thousands but lay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of Hosts,
- Daniel 6:24 At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions— they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them …
Isaac
- Genesis 22:6–12 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac. He himself carried the fire and the sacrificial knife, and the two of them walked on together. …
Jehoshaphat
- 1 Kings 22:43 And Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them, but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense …
- 2 Chronicles 17:3 Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals,
Jephthah's Daughter
- Judges 11:36 “My father,” she replied, “you have given your word to the LORD. Do to me as you have said, for the LORD has avenged you of your enemies, the Ammonites.”
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 1:5–7 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” …
Jesus
- Luke 2:40 And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.
- Luke 2:46–47 Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. …
- Luke 2:52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
Jewish Children
- 2 Chronicles 20:13 Meanwhile all the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, were standing before the LORD.
- Nehemiah 8:3 So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.
Job
- Job 29:4 when I was in my prime, when the friendship of God rested on my tent,
John
- Luke 1:80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.
Joseph
- Genesis 45:9–13 Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay. …
- Genesis 46:29 Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.
- Genesis 47:11–12 So Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the district of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. …
- Genesis 48:12 Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown.
- Genesis 50:1–13 Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him. …
Josiah
- 2 Chronicles 34:1–3 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. …
Judah
- Genesis 44:18–34 Then Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself. …
Love of, for Parents of Ruth
- Ruth 1:16–18 But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. …
Love of, for Parents: Jesus
- John 19:26–27 When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.” …
Male: Birth of, Announced to the Father by a Messenger
- Jeremiah 20:15 Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, “A son is born to you,” bringing him great joy.
Male: If First Born, Belonged to God and Were Redeemed
- Exodus 13:12–13 you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD. …
- Exodus 13:15 And when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of man and beast. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb, but I redeem all the firstborn of my sons.’
Male: Inherited the Possessions of Their Father
- Deuteronomy 21:16–17 when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife. …
- Luke 12:13–14 Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” …
Male: Received the Blessing of Their Father Before his Death
- Genesis 27:1–4 When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied. …
- Genesis 48:15 Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
- Genesis 49:1–33 Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come: …
Male: Under the Care of Tutors, Till They Came of Age
- 2 Kings 10:1 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying:
- Galatians 4:1–2 What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything. …
Male: Usefully Employed
- 1 Samuel 9:3 One day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys.”
- 1 Samuel 17:15 but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.
Minors
- Galatians 4:1–2 What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything. …
Mode of Giving Public Instruction To
- Luke 2:46 Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
- Acts 22:3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.
Moses
- Exodus 15:2 The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
- Exodus 18:7 So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent.
Mostly Nursed by the Mothers
- 1 Samuel 1:22 but Hannah did not go. “After the boy is weaned,” she said to her husband, “I will take him to appear before the LORD and to stay there permanently.”
- 1 Kings 3:21 The next morning, when I got up to nurse my son, I discovered he was dead. But when I examined him, I realized that he was not the son I had borne.”
- Psalm 22:9 Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.
- Song of Solomon 8:1 O that you were to me like a brother who nursed at my mother’s breasts! If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.
Named at Circumcision
Not Punished for Parents' Sake
- Jeremiah 31:29–30 “In those days, it will no longer be said: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.’ …
- Ezekiel 18:1–30 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, …
Not to Have: A Reproach in Israel
- 1 Samuel 1:6–7 Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her viciously to taunt her. …
- Luke 1:25 “The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
Not to Have: Considered an Affliction
- Genesis 15:2–3 But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” …
- Jeremiah 22:30 This is what the LORD says: “Enroll this man as childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime. None of his descendants will prosper to sit on the throne of David or to rule again in Judah.”
Nurses For
- Exodus 2:7–9 Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call one of the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?” …
- Acts 7:20 At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in the sight of God. For three months he was nurtured in his father’s house.
- Ruth 4:16 And Naomi took the child, placed him on her lap, and became a nurse to him.
- 2 Samuel 4:4 And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became …
- 2 Kings 11:2 But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, …
Obadiah
- 1 Kings 18:12 I do not know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you off when I leave you. Then when I go and tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.
Often Given in Answer to Prayer
- Genesis 25:21 Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
- 1 Samuel 1:27 I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him,
- Luke 1:13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
Often Prayed For
- 1 Samuel 1:10–11 In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears. …
- Luke 1:13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
Often Wicked and Rebellious
- 2 Kings 2:23 From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”
Partiality Among, Forbidden
- Deuteronomy 21:15–17 If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son, …
Partiality of Parents Among: Jacob for Joseph
- Genesis 37:3–4 Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors. …
Partiality of Parents Among: Rebekah for Jacob
- Genesis 27:6–17 Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “Behold, I overheard your father saying to your brother Esau, …
Power of Parents Over, During the Patriarchal Age
- Genesis 9:24–25 When Noah awoke from his drunkenness and learned what his youngest son had done to him, …
- Genesis 21:14 Early in the morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a skin of water, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her away with the boy. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba.
- Genesis 38:24 About three months later, Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant.” “Bring her out!” Judah replied. “Let her be burned to death!”
Prayer in Behalf of
- Genesis 17:18 And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”
- 2 Samuel 12:16 David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.
- 1 Chronicles 22:12 Above all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the Law of the LORD your God.
- 1 Chronicles 29:19 And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace for which I have made provision.”
- Job 1:5 And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in …
Promised to the Righteous
- Deuteronomy 7:12 If you listen to these ordinances and keep them carefully, then the LORD your God will keep His covenant and the loving devotion that He swore to your fathers.
- Deuteronomy 7:14 You will be blessed above all peoples; among you there will be no barren man or woman or livestock.
- Job 5:25 You will know that your offspring will be many, your descendants like the grass of the earth.
- Psalm 128:2–4 For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours. …
- Psalm 128:6 that you may see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel!
Promises and Assurances To
- Proverbs 3:1–10 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; …
- Proverbs 8:17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
- Proverbs 8:32 Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.
- Proverbs 23:15–16 My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice. …
- Proverbs 23:24–25 The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him. …
- Proverbs 29:3 A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
- Isaiah 40:11 He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
- Isaiah 54:13 Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
- Matthew 18:4–5 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. …
- Matthew 18:10 See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
- Matthew 19:14–15 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” …
- Mark 9:37 “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”
- Mark 10:13–16 Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them. …
- Luke 9:48 And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
- Luke 18:15–16 Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them. …
- Acts 2:39 This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off — to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
- 1 John 2:12–13 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name. …
Prosperity of, Greatly Depended on Obedience of Parents
- Deuteronomy 4:40 Keep His statutes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time.
- Deuteronomy 12:25 Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 12:28 Be careful to obey all these things I command you, so that it may always go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes of the LORD your God.
- Psalm 128:1–3 Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways! …
Punishment of
- Exodus 21:15 Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death.
- Exodus 21:17 Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
- Leviticus 20:9 If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood shall be upon him.
- Deuteronomy 21:18–21 If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined, …
- Deuteronomy 27:16 ‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- Matthew 15:4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
- Mark 7:10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
Rebellious, Punished by the Civil Power
- Exodus 21:15–17 Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death. …
- Deuteronomy 21:18–21 If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined, …
Resignation Manifested at Loss of
- Leviticus 10:19–20 But Aaron replied to Moses, “Behold, this very day they presented their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD. Since these things have happened to me, if I had eaten the sin offering today, would it have been …
- 2 Samuel 12:18–23 On the seventh day the child died. But David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Look, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not listen to us. So how can we tell him the …
- Job 1:19–21 when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!” …
Ruth
- Ruth 1:15–17 “Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and her gods; follow her back home.” …
Sacrificed
- 2 Kings 17:31 the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim.
- Ezekiel 16:20–21 You even took the sons and daughters you bore to Me and sacrificed them as food to idols. Was your prostitution not enough? …
Samson
- Judges 13:24 So the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the LORD blessed him.
Samuel
- 1 Samuel 2:26 And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.
- 1 Samuel 3:10 Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”
Saul
- 1 Samuel 9:5 When they reached the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant, “Come, let us go back, or my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us.”
Share Benefits of Covenant Privileges Guaranteed to Parents
- Genesis 6:18 But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark — you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.
- Genesis 12:7 Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
- Genesis 13:15 for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.
- Genesis 17:7–8 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. …
- Genesis 19:12 Then the two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here — a son-in-law, your sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here,
- Genesis 21:13 But I will also make a nation of the slave woman’s son, because he is your offspring.”
- Genesis 26:3–5 Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham. …
- Genesis 26:24 and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.”
- Leviticus 26:44–45 Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject or despise them so as to destroy them and break My covenant with them; for I am the LORD their God. …
- Isaiah 65:23 They will not labor in vain or bear children doomed to disaster; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD — they and their descendants with them.
- 1 Corinthians 7:14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
Shem and Japheth
- Genesis 9:23 Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.
should Attend to Parental Teaching
- Proverbs 1:8–9 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother. …
should be Brought Early to the House of God
- 1 Samuel 1:24 Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh.
should be Brought to Christ
- Mark 10:13–16 Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them. …
should be Instructed in the Ways of God
- Deuteronomy 31:12–13 Assemble the people— men, women, children, and the foreigners within your gates— so that they may listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and to follow carefully all the words of this law. …
- Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
should be Judiciously Trained
- Proverbs 22:15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
- Proverbs 29:17 Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
- Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
should Fear God
- Proverbs 24:21 My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
should Fear Parents
- Leviticus 19:3 Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
should Honor Parents
- Exodus 20:12 Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Hebrews 12:9 Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?
should Honor the Aged
- Leviticus 19:32 You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
- 1 Peter 5:5 Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
should not Imitate Bad Parents
- Ezekiel 20:18 In the wilderness I said to their children: ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers or keep their ordinances or defile yourselves with their idols.
should Obey God
- Deuteronomy 30:2 and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey His voice with all your heart and all your soul according to everything I am giving you today,
should Obey Parents
- Proverbs 6:20 My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
- Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
should Remember God
- Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”
should Take Care of Parents
- 1 Timothy 5:4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
Sold for Debt
- 2 Kings 4:1 Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”
- Nehemiah 5:5 We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and …
- Job 24:9 The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt.
- Matthew 18:25 Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.
Sold in Marriage, Law Concerning
- Exodus 21:7–11 And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do. …
Solomon
- 1 Kings 2:19–20 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand. …
- 1 Kings 3:3–13 And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. …
Sometimes Devoted Their Property to Avoid Supporting Parents
- Matthew 15:5 But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’
- Mark 7:11–12 But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God), …
Symbolical of the Regenerated
- Matthew 18:2–6 Jesus invited a little child to stand among them. …
- Mark 9:36–37 Then He had a little child stand among them. Taking the child in His arms, He said to them, …
- Mark 10:15 Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
- Luke 9:46–48 Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest. …
Taught to Walk
- Hosea 11:3 It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms, but they never realized that it was I who healed them.
The Gift of God
- Genesis 4:1 And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man,” she said.
- Genesis 4:25 And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”
- Genesis 17:16 And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”
- Genesis 17:20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
- Genesis 28:3 May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.
- Genesis 29:32–35 And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.” …
- Genesis 30:2 Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”
- Genesis 30:6 Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.
- Genesis 30:17–20 And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob. …
- Genesis 30:22–24 Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb, …
- Genesis 33:5 When Esau looked up and saw the women and children, he asked, “Who are these with you?” Jacob answered, “These are the children God has graciously given your servant.”
- Ruth 4:13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.
- Job 1:21 saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
- Psalm 107:38 He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
- Psalm 107:41 But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.
- Psalm 113:9 He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!
- Psalm 127:3 Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
The Israelitish Maid, Captive in Syria
- 2 Kings 5:2–4 At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife. …
Timothy
- 2 Timothy 1:5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.
- 2 Timothy 3:15 From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Treatment of, After Birth, Noticed
- Ezekiel 16:4 On the day of your birth your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water for cleansing. You were not rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths.
Treatment of, at Birth
- Ezekiel 16:4–6 On the day of your birth your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water for cleansing. You were not rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths. …
- Luke 2:7 And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
- Luke 2:12 And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
Tutors and Governors For
- 2 Kings 10:1 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying:
- Acts 22:3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.
- Galatians 3:24 So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
- Galatians 4:1–2 What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything. …
Unclassified Scriptures Relating To
- Nehemiah 12:43 On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.
- Psalm 8:2 From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.
- Proverbs 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
- Proverbs 13:1 A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
- Proverbs 15:5 A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
- Proverbs 15:20 A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
- Proverbs 28:7 A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
- Ecclesiastes 4:13 Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
- Malachi 1:6 “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we …
- Matthew 21:15–16 But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” …
Weaning of
- Genesis 21:8 So the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned.
- 1 Samuel 1:22 but Hannah did not go. “After the boy is weaned,” she said to her husband, “I will take him to appear before the LORD and to stay there permanently.”
- 1 Kings 11:20 And the sister of Tahpenes bore Hadad a son named Genubath. Tahpenes herself weaned him in Pharaoh’s palace, and Genubath lived there among the sons of Pharaoh.
- Psalm 131:2 Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
- Isaiah 28:9 Whom is He trying to teach? To whom is He explaining His message? To infants just weaned from milk? To babies removed from the breast?
Weaning of, a Time of Joy and Feasting
- Genesis 21:8 So the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned.
- 1 Samuel 1:24 Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh.
Wicked
- Genesis 8:21 When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living …
- Exodus 21:15 Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death.
- Exodus 21:17 Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
- Numbers 32:14 Now behold, you, a brood of sinners, have risen up in place of your fathers to further stoke the burning anger of the LORD against Israel.
- Deuteronomy 21:18–21 If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined, …
- Deuteronomy 27:16 ‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- Job 13:26 For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.
- Job 19:18 Even little boys scorn me; when I appear, they deride me.
- Job 20:11 The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust.
- Job 30:1 “But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.
- Job 30:12 The rabble arises at my right; they lay snares for my feet and build siege ramps against me.
- Psalm 144:7–8 Reach down from on high; set me free and rescue me from the deep waters, from the grasp of foreigners, …
- Psalm 144:11 Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.
- Proverbs 7:7 I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,
- Proverbs 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
- Proverbs 13:1 A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
- Proverbs 15:5 A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
- Proverbs 15:20 A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
- Proverbs 17:2 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
- Proverbs 17:21 A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
- Proverbs 17:25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
- Proverbs 19:13 A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
- Proverbs 19:26 He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
- Proverbs 20:20 Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
- Proverbs 22:15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
- Proverbs 23:22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
- Proverbs 28:7 A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
- Proverbs 28:24 He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys.
- Proverbs 30:11 There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
- Proverbs 30:17 As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.
- Ecclesiastes 11:9–10 Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment. …
- Isaiah 3:5 The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.
- Jeremiah 3:25 Let us lie down in our shame; let our disgrace cover us. We have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our fathers; from our youth even to this day we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.”
- Jeremiah 7:17–18 Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? …
- Jeremiah 32:30 For the children of Israel and of Judah have done nothing but evil in My sight from their youth; indeed, they have done nothing but provoke Me to anger by the work of their hands, declares the LORD.
- Ezekiel 22:7 Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.
- Micah 7:6 For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own household.
- Mark 7:10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
- Mark 13:12 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
- Romans 1:30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.
- 2 Timothy 3:2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
Wicked: Abijam
- 1 Kings 15:3 And Abijam walked in all the sins that his father before him had committed, and his heart was not as fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his forefather had been.
Wicked: Absalom
- 2 Samuel 15:1 Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him.
Wicked: Adonijah
- 1 Kings 1:5 At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him.
Wicked: Adrammelech and Sharezer
- 2 Kings 19:37 One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.
- 2 Chronicles 32:21 and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some …
Wicked: Ahaziah
- 1 Kings 22:52 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father and mother and of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.
Wicked: Amon
- 2 Kings 21:21 He walked in all the ways of his father, and he served and worshiped the idols his father had served.
Wicked: Canaan
- Genesis 9:25 he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”
Wicked: Children at Beth-El
- 2 Kings 2:23–24 From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” …
Wicked: Eli's Sons
- 1 Samuel 2:12 Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD
- 1 Samuel 2:22–25 Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. …
Wicked: Ishmael
- Genesis 21:9 But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking her son,
Wicked: Lot's Daughters
- Genesis 19:14 So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.
- Genesis 19:30–38 Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains — for he was afraid to stay in Zoar — where they lived in a cave. …
Wicked: Samaritans' Descendants
- 2 Kings 17:41 So these nations worshiped the LORD but also served their idols, and to this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.
Wicked: Samuel's Sons
- 1 Samuel 8:3 But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.
Wicked: Sennacherib's Sons
- 2 Kings 19:37 One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.
Worship, Attend Divine
- Joshua 8:35 There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded that Joshua failed to read before the whole assembly of Israel, including the women, the little ones, and the foreigners who lived among them.
- 2 Chronicles 20:13 Meanwhile all the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, were standing before the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 31:16 In addition, they distributed portions to the males registered by genealogy who were three years of age or older — to all who would enter the house of the LORD for their daily duties for service in the responsibilities of their divisions —
- Ezra 8:21 And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.
- Nehemiah 8:2–3 On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand. …
- Nehemiah 12:43 On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.
- Matthew 21:15 But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
- Luke 2:46 Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.