Bible verses about "childrens ministry" | Rotherham

² Out of the mouth of children and sucklings, hast thou laid a foundation of strength,––because of thine adversaries, to make foe and avenger be still.

¹ Putting away, therefore, all vice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envyings and all detractions, ² As new–born babes, for the pure milk that is for the mind, eagerly crave, that, thereby, ye may grow unto salvation:–– ³ If ye have tasted for yourselves that, gracious, is the Lord,––
⁴ Unto whom coming near, as unto a living stone––by men, indeed, rejected, but, with God, chosen, held in honour, ⁵ Yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, for a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices, well–pleasing unto God through Jesus Christ; ⁶ Inasmuch as it is contained in scripture––Lo! I lay in Zion an outmost corner stone, chosen, held in honour, and, he that resteth faith thereupon, shall not be put to shame. ⁷ Unto you, then, is the honour––[unto you] who believe; but, unto such as disbelieve, The stone which the builders rejected,––The same, hath become head of the corner, ⁸ And a stone to strike against, and a rock to stumble over: Who stumble because, unto the word, they do not yield,––unto which also they have been appointed; ⁹ But, ye, are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a peculiar treasure, that, the excellences, ye may tell forth, of him who, out of darkness, hath called you into his marvelous light:–– ¹⁰ Who, at one time, were a No–people, but, now, are a people of God,––who had not been enjoying mercy, but, now, have received mercy. ¹¹ Beloved! I exhort you, as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly covetings, such as take the field against the soul; ¹² Having, your behaviour among the nations, honourable,––in order that, wherein they speak against you as evil–doers, they may, owing to the honourable works they are permitted to behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
¹³ Submit yourselves unto every human creation, for the Lord’s sake,––whether unto a king, as one that protecteth, ¹⁴ Or unto governors, as, through him, sent––for vengeance on evil–doers, but praise to such as do good; ¹⁵ Because, so, is the will of God,––by doing good, to be putting to silence, the ignorance of heedless men: ¹⁶ As free, yet, not as a cloak of vice, holding your freedom, but, as God’s servants. ¹⁷ Unto all men, give honour, unto the brotherhood, shew love, unto God, give reverence, the king, hold in honour. ¹⁸ Ye domestics, submitting yourselves, in all reverence, unto your masters,––not only unto the good and considerate, but also unto the perverse; ¹⁹ For, this, is thankworthy,––If, for the sake of conscience towards God, one beareth griefs, suffering wrongfully,–– ²⁰ For what sort of honour is it––if, committing sin, and being buffeted, ye endure it? But, if, doing good, and suffering, ye endure it, this, is thankworthy with God. ²¹ For, hereunto, have ye been called; because, Christ also, suffered in your behalf, unto you, leaving behind a pattern, that ye might follow in his steps: ²² Who did not, a sin, commit, neither was deceit found in his mouth,–– ²³ Who, being reviled, was not reviling again, suffering, he was not threatening, but was making surrender unto him that judgeth righteously,–– ²⁴ Who, our sins, himself, bare up, in his body, unto the tree, in order that we, from our sins getting away, in righteousness, might live,––by whose stripes, ye have been healed; ²⁵ For ye were as sheep going astray, but have now turned back unto the shepherd and overseer of your souls.

¹ My dear children! these things, am I writing unto you, in order that ye may not be committing sin. And, if anyone should commit sin, an Advocate, have we, with the Father, Jesus Christ, the Righteous; ² And, he, is, a propitiation, concerning our sins,––and, not concerning our own only, but, also concerning those of the whole world.
³ And, hereby, perceive we, that we understand him,––if, his commandments, we are keeping. ⁴ He that saith––I understand him! And, his commandments, is not keeping, is false, and, in him, the truth is not! ⁵ But whosoever may be keeping his word, of a truth, in this man, the love of God hath been made perfect. Hereby, perceive we, that, in him, we are. ⁶ He that saith, that, in him, he abideth, ought, just as He walked, himself also, to be walking.
⁷ Beloved! no new commandment, am I writing unto you; but an old commandment, which ye have been holding from the beginning: The old commandment is the word which ye have heard. ⁸ Again, a new commandment, am I writing unto you,––which thing is true, in him and in you, because, the darkness, is passing away, and, the real light, already is shining. ⁹ He that saith he is, in the light, and hateth, his brother, is, in the darkness, until even now! ¹⁰ He that loveth his brother, is abiding, in the light, and, cause of stumbling, in him, is there none. ¹¹ Whereas, he that hateth his brother, in the darkness, dwelleth, and in the darkness, walketh; and knoweth not whither he is drifting, because the, darkness, hath blinded his eyes.
¹² I write unto you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven you, for the sake of his name: ¹³ I write unto you, fathers, because ye understand him who was from the beginning: I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I have written unto you, little children, because ye understand the Father: ¹⁴ I have written unto you, fathers, because ye understand him who was from the beginning: I have written you, young men, because ye are, strong, and the word of God, within you, abideth, and ye have overcome the wicked one. ¹⁵ Be not loving the world, nor yet the things that are in the world: if anyone be loving the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶ Because, all that is in the world––the coveting of the flesh, the coveting of the eyes, and the vain grandeur of life––is not of the Father, but is, of the world; ¹⁷ And, the world, passeth away, and the coveting [thereof], but, he that doeth the will of God, endureth unto times age–abiding.
¹⁸ Little children! it is, the last hour; and, just as ye have heard that, an antichrist, is coming, even now, antichrists have become, many, whence we perceive that it is, the last hour: ¹⁹ From among us, they went out, but they were not of us; for, if, of us, they had been, they would in that case have abode with us; but [it came to pass] in order that they might be made manifest, because, all, are not of us.
²⁰ And, ye, have, an anointing, from the Holy One,––Ye all, know: ²¹ I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and because, no falsehood, is, of the truth. ²² Who, is the False One; ––save he that denieth that, Jesus, is the Christ? The same, is the Antichrist,––he that denieth the Father and the Son. ²³ Whosoever denieth the Son, neither hath he, the Father: He that confesseth the Son, hath, the Father also. ²⁴ As for you, what ye have heard from the beginning, in you, let it abide. If, in you, shall abide, that which, from the beginning, ye have heard, ye also, in the Son, and [in] the Father, shall abide. ²⁵ And, this, is the promise, which he hath promised unto us,––The age–abiding life. ²⁶ These things, have I written unto you, concerning them who would lead you astray. ²⁷ And, as for you, the anointing which ye have received from him, abideth in you, and ye have, no need, that anyone be teaching you; but, as, his anointing, is teaching you, and is, true, and is no falsehood, even just as it hath taught you, abide ye in him.
²⁸ And, now, dear children, abide ye in him, in order that, if he be made manifest, we may have boldness, and not be shamed away from him by his presence. ²⁹ If ye know that he is, righteous, ye perceive that––whosoever doeth righteousness, of him, hath been born.

¹ Ye children, be obedient unto your parents [in the Lord], for this is right: ² Honour thy father and thy mother,––which indeed is the first commandment with promise, ³ That it may come to be, well with thee, and thou shalt be long–lived upon the land. ⁴ And ye fathers, be not provoking your children to anger, but be nourishing them up in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.

¹⁰ Beware! do not despise one of these little ones; For I say unto you––that, their messengers in the heavens, do, continually, behold the face of my Father in the heavens.

¹¹ Even, by his doings, doth a youth make himself known, whether, pure and upright, be his work.

³ Lo! an inheritance from Yahweh, are children, A reward, the fruit of the womb:

⁷ and thou shalt impress them upon thy sons, and shalt speak of them,––when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up;

⁶ Train up a youth, in the direction of his duty, even when he becometh old, he will not depart from it.

¹⁴ But, Jesus, said––Suffer the children––and do not hinder them––to come unto me,––for, of such, is the kingdom of the heavens.