Bible Verses about “faith of a child”
The Bible contains 16 verses about faith of a child across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”
“¶ Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
“But Jesus said, ‹Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.›”
“‹But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and› [that] ‹he were drowned in the depth of the sea.›”
“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”
“And said, ‹Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.›”
“Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.”
“But when Jesus saw [it], he was much displeased, and said unto them, ‹Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.›”
“‹Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.›”
“And he took them up in his arms, put [his] hands upon them, and blessed them.”
“‹Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.›”
“¶ And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and [his] disciples rebuked those that brought [them].”
“‹Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.›”
“Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.”
“And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, ‹Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?›”
“And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,”