Bible Verses About Children Going to Heaven
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for children going to heaven, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 23,851 votes, led by Matthew 19:14. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Children Going to Heaven
Matthew 19:14657 votes
But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Revelation 1:1495 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
John 5:24425 votes
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
Revelation 21:4408 votes
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
John 14:6407 votes
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Deuteronomy 1:39383 votes
Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.
John 14:2360 votes
In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
Matthew 18:10358 votes
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 18:3350 votes
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
2 Samuel 12:23345 votes
But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
John 3:16345 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Acts 4:12324 votes
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Philippians 3:20323 votes
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
Philippians 3:20-21322 votes
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
John 3:3319 votes
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Acts 2:39310 votes
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Romans 6:23305 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
John 3:13302 votes
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
John 14:2-3302 votes
In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
Acts 1:11302 votes
Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
Matthew 19:13-14300 votes
Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
2 Corinthians 5:8298 votes
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:21292 votes
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
John 1:12278 votes
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Luke 10:16274 votes
He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
What does the Bible say about children going to heaven?
Readers most often cite Matthew 19:14 on the subject of children going to heaven. Across 23,851 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Revelation 1:1, John 5:24, Revelation 21:4. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.