Bible Verses About Faith of a Child
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for faith of a child, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 6,150 votes, led by Matthew 18:3. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Faith of a Child
Matthew 18:3491 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.
Matthew 19:14419 votes
But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Luke 18:17346 votes
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
Proverbs 22:6303 votes
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Psalms 8:2251 votes
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
Mark 10:13-16240 votes
And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
Mark 10:15144 votes
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
Matthew 18:4129 votes
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 21:15-16117 votes
And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
Ephesians 6:4112 votes
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
1 Peter 2:2112 votes
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Matthew 18:6110 votes
But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
1 Corinthians 14:20109 votes
Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
Matthew 21:16101 votes
And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
2 Timothy 3:14-15100 votes
But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
Matthew 18:2-498 votes
And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
2 Timothy 3:1595 votes
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
1 Corinthians 13:1193 votes
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
Hebrews 11:691 votes
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Luke 18:16-1787 votes
But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Matthew 18:1-1481 votes
At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
Psalms 127:3-578 votes
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Mark 9:3765 votes
Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
Romans 10:1760 votes
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Matthew 18:1058 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.
What does the Bible say about faith of a child?
Readers most often cite Matthew 18:3 on the subject of faith of a child. Across 6,150 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 19:14, Luke 18:17, Proverbs 22:6. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.