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"A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled, because they were no more."

and do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father'; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

If you 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 those who ask him!

Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death;

"But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market places and calling to their playmates,

And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

and as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.

Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people;

but Jesus said, "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."

And every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life.

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were indignant;

saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies, having no children, his brother must marry the widow, and raise up children for his brother.'

Now there were seven brothers among us; the first married, and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother.

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!

And all the people answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!"

And he said to her, "Let the children first be fed, for it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

And they were bringing children to him, that he might touch them; and the disciples rebuked them.

But when Jesus saw it he was indignant, and said to them, "Let the children come to me, do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God.