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Then Herod, when he saw that he had been deluded by the Magi, was very angry. And he sent and slew all the children in Bethlehem, and in all its confines, from a child of two years and under, according to the time that he had carefully learned from the Magi.

A voice was heard in Rama, weeping and great lamentation; Rachel bemoaning her children, and unwilling to be comforted, because they are no more.

And do not think, and say within yourselves, that Abraham is our father: for I say to you, that God is able of these tones to raise up children to Abraham.

Therefore whoever shall break one of these small commands and shall so inculcate on the children of men, shall be called little in the kingdom of heaven: but every one that shall do and teach [fn] , shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

that ye may be the children of your Father that is in heaven, who causeth his sun to rise upon the good and upon the bad, and sendeth his rain upon the righteous and upon the unrighteous.

If ye then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

but the children of the kingdom shall go forth into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Jesus said to them: Can the children of the nuptial chamber fast, so long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.

And brother shall deliver up his brother to death, and a father his son; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to die.

It is sufficient for the disciple, that he be as his rabbi; and the servant, as his lord. If they call the lord of the house Beelzebub, how much more the children of his family?

But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like to children, that sit in the marketplace and call to their associates,

At that time Jesus answered and said: I praise thee, O my Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and knowing, and hast revealed them to little children.

And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? Wherefore they will be your judges.

And the field is the world. And the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked One.

And the men who had eaten were five thousand, besides the women and children.

Jesus said to her: It is not proper, to take the bread of the children and throw it to the dogs.

And they that had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children.

He said to them, Yes. And when Cephas had entered the house, Jesus anticipated him and said to him: How doth it appear to thee, Simon? The kings of the earth, of whom do they receive tribute and capitation money? of their children, or of aliens?

Simon said to him: Of aliens. Jesus said to him: Then the children are free.

and said: Verily I say to you, that unless ye be converted, and become like children, ye will not enter the kingdom of heaven.