Study Desk

Deacons are to be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households competently.

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn to practice godliness toward their own family first and to repay their parents, for this pleases God.

and is well known for good works—that is, if she has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the saints’ feet, helped the afflicted, and devoted herself to every good work.

Therefore, I want younger women to marry, have children, manage their households, and give the adversary no opportunity to accuse us.

An elder must be blameless: the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not accused of wildness or rebellion.

so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and to love their children,

Again, I will trust in him. And again, Here I am with the children God gave me.

Now since the children have flesh and blood in common, Jesus also shared in these, so that through his death he might destroy the one holding the power of death—that is, the devil—

By faith even Sarah herself, when she was unable to have children, received power to conceive offspring, even though she was past the age, since she considered that the one who had promised was faithful.

But if you are without discipline—which all receive—then you are illegitimate children and not sons.

As obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires of your former ignorance.

just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You have become her children when you do what is good and do not fear any intimidation.

They have eyes full of adultery that never stop looking for sin. They seduce unstable people and have hearts trained in greed. Children under a curse!

My little children, I am writing you these things so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ the righteous one.

I am writing to you, little children,since your sins have been forgivenon account of his name.

I have written to you, children,because you have come to know the Father.I have written to you, fathers,because you have come to knowthe one who is from the beginning.I have written to you, young men,because you are strong,God’s word remains in you,and you have conquered the evil one.

Children, it is the last hour. And as you have heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. By this we know that it is the last hour.

So now, little children, remain in him so that when he appears we may have confidence and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

See what great love the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children—and we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it didn’t know him.

Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when he appears, we will be like him because we will see him as he is.