Harming Children

6 passages

1. Matthew 18:6

   But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

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2. Ephesians 6:4

   Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

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3. John 17:15

   I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.

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4. Matthew 18:10

   See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.

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5. Luke 9:48

   And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”

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6. Psalm 127:3

   Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.

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