But Jesuscalledfor them, saying,"Permitthe childrento cometo Me, and do not hinderthem, for the kingdomof Godbelongsto such as these.
Then Abrahamcircumcisedhis sonIsaacwhen he was eightdaysold,as Godhad commandedhim.
AllJudahwas standingbeforethe LORD,with their infants,their wivesand their children.
and I will givethem oneheartand oneway,that they may fearMe always,for their own goodand for [the good of] their childrenafterthem.
But Jesussaid,"Letthe childrenalone,and do not hinderthem from comingto Me; for the kingdomof heavenbelongsto such as these."
And they were bringingeventheir babiesto Him sothat He would touchthem, but when the disciplessawit, they [began] rebukingthem.
"TrulyI sayto you, whoeverdoes not receivethe kingdomof Godlikea childwill not enterit [at all]."
"For the promiseis for you and your childrenand for allwhoare far off,as manyas the Lordour Godwill callto Himself."
Brethren,do not be childrenin your thinking;yetin evilbe infants,but in your thinkingbe mature.
For the unbelievinghusbandis sanctifiedthroughhis wife,and the unbelievingwifeis sanctifiedthroughher believing husband;for otherwiseyour childrenare unclean,but nowthey are holy.
your littleones,your wives,and the alienwhois withinyour camps,from the one who chopsyour woodto the one who drawsyour water,
"Assemblethe people,the menand the womenand childrenand the alienwhois in your town,sothat they may hearand learnand fearthe LORDyour God,and be carefulto observeallthe wordsof thislaw.
likenewbornbabies,longfor the puremilkof the word,sothat by it you may growin respectto salvation,