Dia das crianças

As crianças são preciosas aos olhos de Deus. Jesus as acolheu, abençoou e ensinou que delas é o Reino dos Céus — modelos de fé, pureza e humildade.

Jesus e as crianças

Deixai vir a mim as crianças. Jesus abraçou, abençoou e honrou as crianças como modelo de fé para os adultos.

14 UJesu wathi, "Yekelani abantwana beze kimi, lingabavimbeli ngoba umbuso wezulu ungowabanjengalaba."

Mateus 19:14

Omkhulu Kulabo Bonke Embusweni Wezulu

1 Ngalesosikhathi abafundi beza kuJesu babuza bathi, "Ngubani omkhulu kulabo bonke embusweni wezulu na?"

2 Wabiza umntwana omncinyane wamisa phakathi kwabo. 3 Wasesithi, "Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, ngaphandle kokuba liguquke libe njengabantwana abancinyane, kalisoze lafa langena embusweni wezulu. 4 Ngakho lowo ozithobayo njengomntwana lo nguye omkhulu kulabo bonke embusweni wezulu.

Mateus 18:1-4

Umzekeliso Wemvu Elahlekileyo

10 "Nanzelelani ukuthi lingeyisi lamunye walaba abancinyane. Ngoba ngilitshela ukuthi izingilosi zabo zezulu zihlezi zibona ubuso bukaBaba ezulwini. [

Mateus 18:10

15 Kodwa kwathi abaphristi abakhulu labafundisi bomthetho bebona izimanga ayezenza labantwana bememeza egumeni lethempeli besithi, "Hosana kuyo iNdodana kaDavida," banengeka.

16 Bambuza bathi, "Uyabezwa nje abantwana laba ukuthi bathini?"

Waphendula uJesu wathi, "Yebo, kalikaze lifunde ukuthi,

‘Ezindebeni zabantwana lensane

wena Nkosi uyimisile indumiso’?"

Mateus 21:15,16

15 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, lowo ongayikwemukela umbuso kaNkulunkulu njengomntwana omncane kayikungena kuwo." 16 Wasebathatha abantwana ebaphatha, wababeka izandla wababusisa.

Marcos 10:15,16

36 Wathatha umntwana omncinyane wamisa phakathi kwabo. Wamthatha wamanga wathi kubo, 37 "Yilowo owamukela oyedwa walababantwana abancinyane ebizweni lami wamukela mina; njalo lowo ongamukelayo kemukeli mina, kodwa wamukela lowo owangithumayo."

Marcos 9:36,37

Instruir e proteger

Instrui a criança no caminho de Deus. Elas são herança do Senhor — presentes sagrados que devemos educar com amor.

6 Fundisa umntwana indlela amele ahambe ngayo,

kuzakuthi esemdala kayikuphambuka kuyo.

Provérbios 22:6

13 Wonke amadodana akho azafundiswa nguThixo,

njalo kuzakuba kukhulu ukuthula kwabantwana bakho.

Isaías 54:13

3 Amadodana ayilifa elivela kuThixo,

abantwana bangumvuzo ovela kuye.

Salmos 127:3

20 Bantwana, lalelani abazali benu ezintweni zonke ngoba lokhu kuyayithokozisa iNkosi.

21 Bazali, lingabathukuthelisi abantwana benu hlezi badumazeke.

Colossenses 3:20,21

Abantwana Labazali

1 Bantwana lalelani abazali benu eNkosini ngoba lokhu kulungile. 2 "Hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko," okungumlayo wakuqala olesithembiso, 3 "ukuze kukulungele lokuba ube lempilo ende emhlabeni."