Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Children’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Children’ occurs 155 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 11:30 But Sarai was barren and had no children.Genesis 11:30
Genesis 15:2 And Abram said: “Lord God, what will you give to me? I may go without children. And the son of the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus.”Genesis 15:2
Genesis 16:1 Now Sarai, the wife of Abram, had not conceived children. But, having an Egyptian handmaid named Hagar,Genesis 16:1
Genesis 30:1 Then Rachel, discerning that she was infertile, envied her sister, and so she said to her husband, “Give me children, otherwise I will die.”Genesis 30:1
Genesis 30:26 Give me my wives, and my children, for whom I have served you, so that I may depart. You know the servitude with which I have served you.”Genesis 30:26
Genesis 31:17 And so Jacob rose up, and having placed the children and his wives upon camels, he went forth.Genesis 31:17
Genesis 33:2 And he placed the two handmaids and their children at the beginning. Truly, Leah and her sons were in the second place. Then Rachel and Joseph were last.Genesis 33:2
Genesis 38:9 He, knowing that the sons to be born would not be his, when he entered to the wife of his brother, he spilled his seed on the ground, lest children should be born in his brother’s name.Genesis 38:9
Genesis 42:36 Their father Jacob said, “You have caused me to be without children. Joseph is not living, Simeon is held in chains, and Benjamin you would carry away. All these evils have fallen back upon me.”Genesis 42:36
Genesis 43:14 Then may my Almighty God cause him to be pleased by you. And send your brother, whom he holds, back with you, along with this one, Benjamin. But as for me, without my children, I will be like one who is bereaved.”Genesis 43:14
Genesis 46:8 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who entered into Egypt, he with his children. The firstborn is Reuben.Genesis 46:8
Genesis 47:24 so that you may be able to have grain. One fifth part you will give to the king; the remaining four I permit to you, as seed and as food for your families and children.Genesis 47:24
Number of the word / term Children in Genesis: 12
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 17:3 And so the people were thirsty in that place, due to the scarcity of water, and they murmured against Moses, saying: “Why did you cause us to go out of Egypt, so as to kill us and our children, as well as our cattle, with thirst?”Exodus 17:3
Exodus 21:4 But if his lord gave him a wife, and she has borne sons and daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her lord. Yet still, he himself will go out with his clothing.Exodus 21:4
Exodus 21:5 And if the servant will say, ‘I love my lord, and my wife and children, I will not depart freely,’Exodus 21:5
Number of the word / term Children in Exodus: 3
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Leviticus
Leviticus 10:14 Likewise, the breast which is offered, and the shoulder which is separated, you shall eat in a most clean place, you and your sons, and your daughters with you. For these have been set aside for you and your children from the victims which benefit the sons of Israel.Leviticus 10:14
Leviticus 20:20 If any man has had sexual intercourse with the wife of his paternal or maternal uncle, and he has uncovered the shame of his close relative, both shall bear their sin. They shall die without children.Leviticus 20:20
Leviticus 20:21 Whoever will have married his brother’s wife has done an unlawful thing; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be without children.Leviticus 20:21
Leviticus 22:13 But if she is a widow or divorced, and, being without children, she returns to her father’s house, she shall be nourished by her father’s foods, just as she was accustomed to do as a girl. No foreigner shall have the authority to eat from them.Leviticus 22:13
Leviticus 25:41 And after that, he shall depart with his children, and he shall return to his kindred, to the possession of his fathers.Leviticus 25:41
Leviticus 25:54 But if, by these means, he will not be able to be redeemed, then in the year of the Jubilee he shall depart with his children.Leviticus 25:54
Number of the word / term Children in Leviticus: 6
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 3:4 For Nadab and Abihu died without children, when they offered, in the sight of the Lord, a strange fire, in the desert of Sinai. And so, Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood in the sight of Aaron, their father.Numbers 3:4
Numbers 5:28 But if she has not been defiled, she shall be unharmed and she shall bear children.Numbers 5:28
Numbers 14:3 “If only we had died in Egypt,” and, “If only we would perish in this vast wilderness,” and, “May the Lord not lead us into this land, lest we fall by the sword, and our wives, as well as our children, be led away as captives. Is it not better to return to Egypt?”Numbers 14:3
Numbers 16:27 And when they had withdrawn from their tents all around, Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrance of their pavilions, with their wives and children, and with all their associates.Numbers 16:27
Number of the word / term Children in Numbers: 4
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 2:34 And we seized all his cities at that time, putting to death their inhabitants: men as well as women and children. We left nothing of them,Deuteronomy 2:34
Deuteronomy 3:6 And we wiped them out, just as we had done to Sihon, the king of Heshbon, destroying every city, and its men, as well as women and children.Deuteronomy 3:6
Deuteronomy 4:10 from the day on which you stood before the Lord your God at Horeb, when the Lord spoke to me, saying: ‘Gather the people to me, so that they may listen to my words, and may learn to fear me, throughout all the time that they are alive on earth, and so that they may teach their children.’Deuteronomy 4:10
Deuteronomy 20:14 but not the women and young children, nor the cattle and the other things that are within the city. And you shall divide all the plunder to the soldiers, and you shall eat the spoils from your enemies, which the Lord your God will give to you.Deuteronomy 20:14
Deuteronomy 21:15 If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other hated, and they have produced children by him, and if the son of the hated wife is the firstborn,Deuteronomy 21:15
Deuteronomy 21:17 Instead, he shall acknowledge the son of the hated wife as the firstborn, and he shall give to him a double portion of all that he has. For he is the first among his children, and the rights of the firstborn are owed to him.Deuteronomy 21:17
Deuteronomy 25:5 When brothers are living together, and one of them dies without children, the wife of the deceased shall not marry another. Instead, his brother shall take her, and he shall raise up offspring for his brother.Deuteronomy 25:5
Deuteronomy 28:57 and over the filth of the afterbirth, which goes forth from between her thighs, and over the children who are born in the same hour. For they will eat them secretly, due to the scarcity of all things during the siege and the devastation, with which your enemy will oppress you within your gates.Deuteronomy 28:57
Deuteronomy 29:11 your children and wives, and the new arrival who dwells with you in the camp, aside from those who cut wood, and those who bring water,Deuteronomy 29:11
Deuteronomy 31:12 And when the people have gathered together, men as well as women and little children, and the new arrivals who are within your gates, they shall listen so that they may learn, and may fear the Lord your God, and may keep and fulfill all the words of this law,Deuteronomy 31:12
Number of the word / term Children in Deuteronomy: 10
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Joshua
Joshua 6:26 “Cursed before the Lord is the man who will raise up and rebuild the city of Jericho! With his firstborn, may he lay its foundation, and with the last of his children, may he set up its gates.”Joshua 6:26
Number of the word / term Children in Joshua: 1
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Judges
Judges 11:34 But when Jephthah returned to Mizpah, to his own house, his only daughter met him with timbrels and dances. For he had no other children.Judges 11:34
Judges 13:3 And an Angel of the Lord appeared to her, and he said: “You are barren and without children. But you shall conceive and bear a son.Judges 13:3
Judges 18:21 And while traveling, they had also sent the children, and the cattle, and all that was valuable to go ahead of them.Judges 18:21
Number of the word / term Children in Judges: 3
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Ruth
Ruth 1:1 In the days of one of the judges, when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a man from Bethlehem in Judah departed to sojourn in the region of the Moabites with his wife and two children.Ruth 1:1
Ruth 1:5 And they both died, namely Mahlon and Chilion, and the woman was left alone, bereaved of her two children and her husband.Ruth 1:5
Number of the word / term Children in Ruth: 2
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 1:2 And he had two wives: the name of one was Hannah, and the name of the second was Peninnah. And Peninnah had sons. But Hannah did not have children.1 Samuel 1:2
1 Samuel 15:33 And Samuel said, “Just as your sword caused women to be without their children, so will your mother be without her children among women.” And Samuel cut him into pieces, before the Lord at Gilgal.1 Samuel 15:33
1 Samuel 30:22 And all the wicked and iniquitous men, out of the men who had gone with David, responding, said: “Since they did not go with us, we will not give to them anything from the prey that we have rescued. But let his wife and children be enough for each of them; when they have accepted this, they may go back.”1 Samuel 30:22
Number of the word / term Children in 1 Samuel: 3
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 12:3 But the poor man had nothing at all, except one little sheep, which he had bought and nourished. And she had grown up before him, together with his children, eating from his bread, and drinking from his cup, and sleeping in his bosom. And she was like a daughter to him.2 Samuel 12:3
Number of the word / term Children in 2 Samuel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 17:31 and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak. Then those who were from Sepharvaim burned up their children with fire, for the gods of Sepharvaim: Adram-melech and Anam-melech.2 Kings 17:31
Number of the word / term Children in 2 Kings: 1
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 2:30 Now the sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim. And Seled died without children.1 Chronicles 2:30
1 Chronicles 2:32 But the sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan. Then Jether also died without children.1 Chronicles 2:32
1 Chronicles 7:4 And with them, by their families and peoples, there were thirty-six thousand very strong men, girded for battle. And they had many wives and children.1 Chronicles 7:4
1 Chronicles 24:2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and without children. And so Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priestly office.1 Chronicles 24:2
1 Chronicles 24:28 In addition, the son of Mahli was Eleazar, who had no children.1 Chronicles 24:28
Number of the word / term Children in 1 Chronicles: 5
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 20:13 Truly, all of Judah was standing before the Lord with their little ones and wives and children.2 Chronicles 20:13
2 Chronicles 31:18 and for the entire multitude, as much for the wives as for their children of both sexes, provisions were offered faithfully from whatever had been sanctified.2 Chronicles 31:18
Number of the word / term Children in 2 Chronicles: 2
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Ezra
Ezra 10:1 Therefore, as Ezra was praying, and imploring, and weeping in this way, and was prostrate before the temple of God, an exceedingly great assembly of men and women and children was gathered to him from Israel. And the people wept with a great weeping.Ezra 10:1
Number of the word / term Children in Ezra: 1
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Nehemiah
Nehemiah 12:43 And on that day, they immolated great sacrifices, and they rejoiced. For God had caused them to rejoice with great joy. And their wives and children also were glad. And the rejoicing of Jerusalem was heard from far away.Nehemiah 12:43
Number of the word / term Children in Nehemiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Esther
Esther 3:13 These were sent by the king’s messengers to all the provinces, so as to kill and destroy all the Jews, from children all the way to the elderly, even little children and women, on one day, that is, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is called Adar, and to plunder their goods, even their necessities. And this was the text of the letter: “Artaxerxes, the great king from India all the way to Ethiopia, to the leaders and generals of the one hundred twenty-seven provinces, which are subject to his authority, greetings. Although I have reigned over many nations and subjugated the whole world under my realm, I was by no means willing to abuse the greatness of this power, but to govern my subjects with clemency and leniency, so that they would settle into a quiet life, apart from any terror, and delight in peace, as all mortals would choose to do. Yet, in asking my counselors how this might be able to be accomplished, one who excelled the others in wisdom and fidelity, and who was second after the king, named Haman, explained to me that there was a people, scattered throughout the whole world, that used strange laws, and, acting against the customs of all peoples, despised the commandments of kings and violated the harmony of all nations with their dissension. When we had learned this, seeing one nation rebellious against all mankind, having overthrown the usefulness of laws, and going against our orders, and disturbing the peace and harmony of the provinces subject to us, we commanded that whomever Haman, who is chief over all the provinces, and second after the king, and whom we honor in the place of a father, whomever he would point out should be destroyed by their enemies, with their wives and children, and that no one may take pity on them, on the fourteenth day of the twelfth month Adar of this present year, so that these guilty men, all on one day, may go down to the underworld, restoring to our empire the peace that they had disturbed.”Esther 3:13
Esther 8:11 The king commanded them to bring together the Jews throughout each city, and to instruct them to join together, so as to make a stand for their lives, and to execute and destroy all their enemies, with their wives and children and their entire houses, and to plunder their spoil.Esther 8:11
Number of the word / term Children in Esther: 2
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Job
Job 1:19 when suddenly a severe wind rushed forth from a region of the desert and shook the four corners of the house, which collapsed and crushed your children, and they are dead; and I alone escaped to tell you.”Job 1:19
Job 8:4 And if now your children have sinned against him, and he has dismissed them into the power of their iniquity,Job 8:4
Job 21:8 They see their offspring continue before them: a commotion of close relatives and of children’s children in their sight.Job 21:8
Job 21:11 Their little ones go out like a flock, and their children jump around playfully.Job 21:11
Job 24:5 Others, like wild asses in the desert, go forth to their work; by watching for prey, they obtain bread for their children.Job 24:5
Job 29:5 At that time, the Almighty was with me and my children surrounded me.Job 29:5
Job 42:16 But Job lived long after these events, for a hundred and forty years, and he saw his children, and his children’s children, all the way to the fourth generation,Job 42:16
Number of the word / term Children in Job: 7
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 109:12 May there be no one to assist him, nor anyone to be compassionate to his orphaned children.Psalm 109:12
Psalm 113:1 Alleluia. Praise the Lord, children. Praise the name of the Lord.Psalm 113:1
Number of the word / term Children in Psalm: 2
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 13:22 The good leave behind heirs: children and grandchildren. And the substance of the sinner is preserved for the just.Proverbs 13:22
Number of the word / term Children in Proverbs: 1
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 6:3 If a man were to produce one hundred children, and to live for many years, and to attain to an age of many days, and if his soul were to make no use of the goods of his resources, and if he were lacking even a burial: concerning such a man, I declare that a miscarried child is better than he.Ecclesiastes 6:3
Number of the word / term Children in Ecclesiastes: 1
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 1:2 Listen, O heavens, and pay attention, O earth, for the Lord has spoken. I have nurtured and raised children, but they have spurned me.Isaiah 1:2
Isaiah 1:4 Woe to a sinful nation, a people burdened by iniquity, a wicked offspring, accursed children. They have abandoned the Lord. They have blasphemed the Holy One of Israel. They been taken away backwards.Isaiah 1:4
Isaiah 3:4 And I will provide children as their leaders, and the effeminate will rule over them.Isaiah 3:4
Isaiah 8:18 Behold: I and my children, whom the Lord has given to me as a sign and a portent, in Israel, from the Lord of hosts, who lives on Mount Zion.Isaiah 8:18
Isaiah 13:18 Instead, with their arrows, they will put the little children to death, and they will take no pity on breastfeeding women, and their eye will not spare their children.Isaiah 13:18
Isaiah 29:23 Instead, when he sees his children, they will be the work of my hands in his midst, sanctifying my name, and they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will preach the God of Israel.Isaiah 29:23
Isaiah 39:7 And your children, who will issue from you, whom you will produce, they will be taken away. And they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”Isaiah 39:7
Isaiah 49:20 Even the children of your barrenness will say in your ears: “This place is too narrow for me. Make me a spacious place in which to dwell.”Isaiah 49:20
Isaiah 49:25 For thus says the Lord: Certainly, even the captives will be taken away from the strong, even what has been taken by the powerful will be saved. And truly, I will judge those who have judged you, and I will save your children.Isaiah 49:25
Isaiah 54:1 Give praise, you who are barren and unable to conceive. Sing praise and make a joyful noise, you who have not given birth. For many are the children of the desolate, more so than of her who has a husband, says the Lord.Isaiah 54:1
Isaiah 54:13 All your children will be taught by the Lord. And great will be the peace of your children.Isaiah 54:13
Isaiah 57:5 who are being consoled by idols under every leafy tree, immolating little children at the torrents, under the high rocks?Isaiah 57:5
Isaiah 62:5 For the young man will live with the virgin, and your children will live with you. And the groom will rejoice over the bride, and your God will rejoice over you.Isaiah 62:5
Number of the word / term Children in Isaiah: 13
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 2:30 I have struck your children to no effect; they have not accepted discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets. Your generation is like a raging lion.Jeremiah 2:30
Jeremiah 9:21 ‘For death has climbed through our windows. It has entered our houses to perish the little children from the outdoors, the youths from the streets.’ ”Jeremiah 9:21
Jeremiah 18:21 Because of this, give their sons over to famine, and bring them to the hand of the sword. Let their wives be widows without children. And let their husbands be slain by death. Let their youths be stabbed with the sword in battle.Jeremiah 18:21
Jeremiah 19:5 And they have built the exalted places of Baal, in order to burn their children with fire as a holocaust to Baal, something that I did not instruct or speak of, nor did it enter into my heart.Jeremiah 19:5
Jeremiah 40:7 And when all the leaders of the army, who had been dispersed throughout the regions, they and their associates, had heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, governor of the land, and that he had committed to him the men, and women, and children, and the poor of the land, who had not been carried away to Babylon,Jeremiah 40:7
Jeremiah 41:16 Therefore, Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the leaders of the fighters who were with him, took from Mizpah the entire remnant of the common people, whom they had led away from Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, after he had struck down Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam. These were strong men of battle, and women, and children, and eunuchs: those whom he had led away from Gibeon.Jeremiah 41:16
Jeremiah 43:6 men, and women, and children, and the daughters of the king, and every soul that Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, had left behind with Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as well as Jeremiah, the prophet, and Baruch, the son of Neriah.Jeremiah 43:6
Number of the word / term Children in Jeremiah: 7
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Lamentations
Lamentations 5:13 They have sexually abused the adolescents, and the children were corrupted in the wood.Lamentations 5:13
Number of the word / term Children in Lamentations: 1
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 16:45 You are your mother’s daughter, for she cast away her husband and her children. And you are the sister of your sisters, for they cast away their husbands and their children. Your mother was a Cethite, and your father was an Amorite.Ezekiel 16:45
Ezekiel 23:37 For they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands, and they have fornicated with their idols. Moreover, they have offered even their children, whom they bore for me, to them to be devoured.Ezekiel 23:37
Ezekiel 23:39 And when they immolated their children to their idols, they also entered my sanctuary on the same day, so that they defiled it. They have done these things, even in the midst of my house.Ezekiel 23:39
Number of the word / term Children in Ezekiel: 3
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Daniel
Daniel 1:13 and then observe our faces, and the faces of the children who eat the king’s food, and then deal with your servants according to what you see.”Daniel 1:13
Daniel 1:15 But, after ten days, their faces appeared better and fatter than all the children who had eaten from the king’s food.Daniel 1:15
Daniel 1:17 Yet, to these children, God gave knowledge and instruction in every book, and wisdom, but to Daniel, also the understanding of all visions and dreams.Daniel 1:17
Number of the word / term Children in Daniel: 3
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Hosea
Hosea 9:12 And even if they should nurture their sons, I will make them without children among men. Yes, and woe to them, when I have withdrawn from them.Hosea 9:12
Hosea 9:14 Give them, O Lord. What will you give them? Give them a womb without children, and dry breasts.Hosea 9:14
Number of the word / term Children in Hosea: 2
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Zechariah
Zechariah 8:5 And the streets of the city will be filled with toddlers and children, playing in its streets.Zechariah 8:5
Number of the word / term Children in Zechariah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 10:21 And brother will hand over brother to death, and father will hand over son. And children will rise up against parents and bring about their deaths.Matthew 10:21
Matthew 11:16 But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplace,Matthew 11:16
Matthew 14:21 Now the number of those who ate was five thousand men, besides women and children.Matthew 14:21
Matthew 15:26 And responding, he said, “It is not good to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.”Matthew 15:26
Matthew 15:38 But those who ate were four thousand men, plus children and women.Matthew 15:38
Matthew 18:3 And he said: “Amen I say to you, unless you change and become like little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.Matthew 18:3
Matthew 18:25 But since he did not have any way to repay it, his lord ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children, and all that he had, in order to repay it.Matthew 18:25
Matthew 19:13 Then they brought to him little children, so that he would place his hands upon them and pray. But the disciples rebuked them.Matthew 19:13
Matthew 19:14 Yet truly, Jesus said to them: “Allow the little children to come to me, and do not choose to prohibit them. For the kingdom of heaven is among such as these.”Matthew 19:14
Matthew 19:29 And anyone who has left behind home, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for the sake of my name, shall receive one hundred times more, and shall possess eternal life.Matthew 19:29
Matthew 21:15 Then the leaders of the priests and the scribes became indignant, seeing the miracles that he wrought, and the children crying out in the temple, saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”Matthew 21:15
Matthew 23:37 Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets and stone those who have been sent to you. How often I have wanted to gather your children together, in the way that a hen gathers her young under her wings. But you were not willing!Matthew 23:37
Matthew 27:25 And the entire people responded by saying, “May his blood be upon us and upon our children.”Matthew 27:25
Number of the word / term Children in Matthew: 13
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Mark
Mark 7:28 But she responded by saying to him: “Certainly, Lord. Yet the young dogs also eat, under the table, from the crumbs of the children.”Mark 7:28
Mark 10:13 And they brought to him the little children, so that he might touch them. But the disciples admonished those who brought them.Mark 10:13
Mark 10:29 In response, Jesus said: “Amen I say to you, There is no one who has left behind house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or land, for my sake and for the Gospel,Mark 10:29
Mark 10:30 who will not receive one hundred times as much, now in this time: houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and land, with persecutions, and in the future age eternal life.Mark 10:30
Mark 13:12 Then brother will betray brother to death, and the father, a son; and children will rise up against their parents and will bring about their death.Mark 13:12
Number of the word / term Children in Mark: 5
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Luke
Luke 7:32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace, talking with one another, and saying: ‘We sang to you, and you did not dance. We lamented, and you did not weep.’Luke 7:32
Luke 7:35 But wisdom is justified by all her children.”Luke 7:35
Luke 11:7 And from within, he would answer by saying: ‘Do not disturb me. The door is closed now, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up and give it to you.’Luke 11:7
Luke 13:34 Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets, and you stone those who are sent to you. Daily, I wanted to gather together your children, in the manner of a bird with her nest under her wings, but you were not willing!Luke 13:34
Luke 14:26 “If anyone comes to me, and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yes, even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple.Luke 14:26
Luke 18:15 And they were bringing little children to him, so that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked them.Luke 18:15
Luke 18:16 But Jesus, calling them together, said: “Allow the children to come to me, and do not be an obstacle to them. For of such is the kingdom of God.Luke 18:16
Luke 18:29 And he said to them: “Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has left behind home, or parents, or brothers, or a wife, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,Luke 18:29
Luke 20:28 saying: “Teacher, Moses wrote for us: If any man’s brother will have died, having a wife, and if he does not have any children, then his brother should take her as his wife, and he should raise up offspring for his brother.Luke 20:28
Luke 20:34 And so, Jesus said to them: “The children of this age marry and are given in marriage.Luke 20:34
Luke 20:36 For they can no longer die. For they are equal to the Angels, and they are children of God, since they are children of the resurrection.Luke 20:36
Luke 23:28 But Jesus, turning to them, said: “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep over me. Instead, weep over yourselves and over your children.Luke 23:28
Number of the word / term Children in Luke: 12
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book John
John 11:52 And not only for the nation, but in order to gather together as one the children of God who have been dispersed.John 11:52
Number of the word / term Children in John: 1
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Acts
Acts 13:33 has been fulfilled by God for our children by raising up Jesus, just as it has been written in the second Psalm also: ‘You are my Son. This day I have begotten you.’Acts 13:33
Acts 21:5 And when the days were completed, setting out, we went on; and they all accompanied us with their wives and children, until we were outside of the city. And we kneeled down at the shore and prayed.Acts 21:5
Number of the word / term Children in Acts: 2
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Romans
Romans 2:20 an instructor to the foolish, a teacher to children, because you have a type of knowledge and truth in the law.Romans 2:20
Romans 6:20 For though you were once the servants of sin, you have become the children of justice.Romans 6:20
Romans 9:11 when the children had not yet been born, and had not yet done anything good or bad (such that the purpose of God might be based on their choice),Romans 9:11
Number of the word / term Children in Romans: 3
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 7:14 For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through the believing wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through the believing husband. Otherwise, your children would be unclean, whereas instead they are holy.1 Corinthians 7:14
1 Corinthians 14:20 Brothers, do not choose to have the minds of children. Instead, be free of malice like infants, but be mature in your minds.1 Corinthians 14:20
Number of the word / term Children in 1 Corinthians: 2
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book 2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 12:14 Behold, this is the third time I have prepared to come to you, and yet I will not be a burden to you. For I am seeking not the things that are yours, but you yourselves. And neither should the children store up for the parents, but the parents for the children.2 Corinthians 12:14
Number of the word / term Children in 2 Corinthians: 1
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Galatians
Galatians 4:3 So also we, when we were children, were subservient to the influences of the world.Galatians 4:3
Galatians 4:27 For it was written: “Rejoice, O barren one, though you do not conceive. Burst forth and cry out, though you do not give birth. For many are the children of the desolate, even more than of her who has a husband.”Galatians 4:27
Number of the word / term Children in Galatians: 2
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Ephesians
Ephesians 4:14 So may we then no longer be little children, disturbed and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the wickedness of men, and by the craftiness which deceives unto error.Ephesians 4:14
Ephesians 6:4 And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but educate them with the discipline and correction of the Lord.Ephesians 6:4
Number of the word / term Children in Ephesians: 2
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Colossians
Colossians 3:21 Fathers, do not provoke your children to indignation, lest they lose heart.Colossians 3:21
Number of the word / term Children in Colossians: 1
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book 1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 2:7 And although we could have been a burden to you, as Apostles of Christ, instead we became like little ones in your midst, like a nurse cherishing her children.1 Thessalonians 2:7
Number of the word / term Children in 1 Thessalonians: 1
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book 1 Timothy
1 Timothy 2:15 Yet she will be saved by bearing children, if she has continued in faith and love, and in sanctification accompanied by self-restraint.1 Timothy 2:15
1 Timothy 3:4 but a man who leads his own house well, having children who are subordinate with all chastity.1 Timothy 3:4
1 Timothy 3:12 Deacons should be the husband of one wife, men who lead their own children and their own houses well.1 Timothy 3:12
1 Timothy 5:4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let her first learn to manage her own household, and to fulfill, in turn, her own obligation to her parents; for this is acceptable before God.1 Timothy 5:4
1 Timothy 5:10 who has testimony of her good works: whether she has educated children, or has provided hospitality, or has washed the feet of the saints, or has ministered to those suffering tribulation, or has pursued any kind of good work.1 Timothy 5:10
1 Timothy 5:14 Therefore, I want the younger women to marry, to procreate children, to be mothers of families, to provide no ready opportunity for the adversary to speak evil.1 Timothy 5:14
Number of the word / term Children in 1 Timothy: 6
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Titus
Titus 1:6 if such a man is without offense, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of self-indulgence, nor of insubordination.Titus 1:6
Titus 2:4 so that they may teach prudence to the young women, so that they may love their husbands, love their children,Titus 2:4
Number of the word / term Children in Titus: 2
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book Hebrews
Hebrews 2:10 For it was fitting for him, because of whom and through whom all things exist, who had led many children into glory, to complete the authorship of their salvation through his Passion.Hebrews 2:10
Hebrews 2:13 And again: “I will be faithful in him.” And again: “Behold, I and my children, whom God has given to me.”Hebrews 2:13
Hebrews 2:14 Therefore, because children have a common flesh and blood, he himself also, in like manner, has shared in the same, so that through death, he might destroy him who held the dominion of death, that is, the devil,Hebrews 2:14
Number of the word / term Children in Hebrews: 3
Bible passages with ‘Children’ in the book 1 John
1 John 2:14 I am writing to you, little children, because you have known the Father. I am writing to you, young men, because you are strong, and the Word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.1 John 2:14
Number of the word / term ‘Children’ in 1 John: 1
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 155
