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For it is written, "Rejoice, you childless one, you who bear no children, burst into song and shout, you who endure no birth pangs; for the children of the desolate woman are more numerous than the children of the one who is married."

Now you, my friends, are children of the promise, like Isaac.

So then, friends, we are children, not of the slave but of the free woman.

He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,

All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, following the desires of flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else.

We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people's trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming.

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children,

For once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Live as children of light—

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

And, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

so that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine like stars in the world.

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is your acceptable duty in the Lord.

Fathers, do not provoke your children, or they may lose heart.

though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, like a nurse tenderly caring for her own children.

As you know, we dealt with each one of you like a father with his children,

for you are all children of light and children of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness.

He must manage his own household well, keeping his children submissive and respectful in every way—

Let deacons be married only once, and let them manage their children and their households well;

If a widow has children or grandchildren, they should first learn their religious duty to their own family and make some repayment to their parents; for this is pleasing in God's sight.

she must be well attested for her good works, as one who has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the saints' feet, helped the afflicted, and devoted herself to doing good in every way.