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So the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the LORD blessed him.
— Judges 13:24
Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.
— Matthew 18:2
Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has this been with him?” “From childhood,” he said.
— Mark 9:21
And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.
— Luke 1:80
And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.
— Luke 2:40
When those days were over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware He had stayed.
— Luke 2:43
When he was set outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.
— Acts 7:21
Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
— 1 Corinthians 14:20
So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world.
— Galatians 4:3
Partly because teenagers are still half children, and many children are just intrinsically cruel.
— Paul Graham
I wept because I was re-experiencing the enthusiasm of my childhood; I was once again a child, and nothing in the world could cause me harm.
— Paulo Coelho
Sometimes an uncontrollable feeling of sadness grips us, he said. We recognize that the magic moment of the day has passed and that we've done nothing about it. Life begins to conceal its magic and its art. We have to listen to the child we once were, the child who still exists inside us. That child understands magic moments. We can stifle its cries, but we cannot silence its voice. The child we once were is still there. Blessed are the children, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
— Paulo Coelho