60 Bible Verses for Kids

and Sunday School

Nothing transforms a life like the Word of

God! It is living, active and speaks to every
facet of life. So whether we have kids of our
own, or serve the children of others, we
need to know what Godʼs Word says about
our little ones. Take a few minutes and be
encouraged by these 60 Bible verses for
kids and your Sunday School curriculum.

60 Bible Verses for Kids and

Sunday School

THE BLESSING OF CHILDREN

Children are one of Godʼs greatest gifts.

These are great Bible verses for kids to be
reminded that children are a treasure God
has given us!

Psalm 127*3 (NLT) Children are a gift from

the LORD; they are a reward from him.

John 16*21 (NIV) A woman giving birth to a

child has pain because her time has come;
but when her baby is born she forgets the
anguish because of her joy that a child is
born into the world.

Proverbs 17*6 (NIV) Childrenʼs children are

a crown to the aged, and parents are the
pride of their children.

3 John 1*4 (ESV) I have no greater joy than

to hear that my children are walking in the
truth.

Psalm 113*9 (ESV) He gives the barren

woman a home, making her the joyous
mother of children. Praise the LORD!

Proverbs 31*28 (NIV) Her children arise

and call her blessed

1 Samuel 1*27 (NIV) I prayed for this child,

and the LORD has granted me what I asked
of him.

James 1*17 (ESV) Every good gift and every

perfect gift is from above

Psalm 127*4-5 (NLT) Children born to a

young man are like arrows in a warriorʼs
hands. How joyful is the man whose quiver
is full of them!

Proverbs 23*24 (NIV) The father of a

righteous child has great joy; a man who
fathers a wise son rejoices in him.

CHILDREN CREATED BY GOD

As we look at these Bible verses for kids, itʼs

important to remember that children are not
only a treasure, but they have also been
fearfully and wonderfully made by God!

Genesis 1*27 (ESV) So God created man in

his own image, in the image of God he
created him; male and female he created
them.

Jeremiah 1*5 (NLT) I knew you before I

formed you in your motherʼs womb. Before
you were born I set you apart

Psalm 22*9 (NIV) Yet you brought me out

of the womb; you made me trust in you,
even at my motherʼs breast.

Psalm 119*73 (ESV) Your hands have made

and fashioned me; give me understanding
that I may learn your commandments.

Psalm 139*13 (NIV) For you created my

inmost being; you knit me together in my
motherʼs womb.

Psalm 139*14 (NIV) I praise you because I

am fearfully and wonderfully made; your
works are wonderful, I know that full well.

Psalm 139*15 (NIV) My frame was not

hidden from you when I was made in the
secret place, when I was woven together in
the depths of the earth.

Psalm 139*16 (NIV) Your eyes saw my

unformed body; all the days ordained for me
were written in your book before one of
them came to be.

Isaiah 46*3 (NLT) Listen to me,

descendants of Jacob, all you who remain in
Israel. I have cared for you since you were
born. Yes, I carried you before you were
born.

Job 31*15 (NLT) For God created both me

and my servants. He created us both in the
womb.

CHILDREN & JESUS

What list of Bible verses for kids would be

complete without some of the key verses
relating to Jesus and children? Read these
verses and youʼll see that Jesus really loves
children!

Matthew 19*13-14 (ESV) Then children

were brought to him that he might lay his
hands on them and pray. The disciples
rebuked the people, but Jesus said, “Let the
little children come to me and do not hinder
them, for to such belongs the kingdom of
heaven.”

Mark 10*13-14 (NIV) People were bringing

little children to Jesus for him to place his
hands on them, but the disciples rebuked
them. When Jesus saw this, he was
indignant. He said to them, “Let the little
children come to me, and do not hinder
them, for the kingdom of God belongs to
such as these.

Mark 10*15-16 (NIV) Truly I tell you, anyone

who will not receive the kingdom of God like
a little child will never enter it.” And he took
the children in his arms, placed his hands on
them and blessed them.

Luke 18*15-17 (NLT) One day some parents

brought their little children to Jesus so he
could touch and bless them. But when the
disciples saw this, they scolded the parents
for bothering him. Then Jesus called for the
children and said to the disciples, “Let the
children come to me. Donʼt stop them! For
the Kingdom of God belongs to those who
are like these children. I tell you the truth,
anyone who doesnʼt receive the Kingdom of
God like a child will never enter it.”

Matthew 18*2-4 (ESV) And calling to him a

child, he put him in the midst of them and
said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn
and become like children, you will never
enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever
humbles himself like this child is the
greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 18*5 (NLT) And anyone who

welcomes a little child like this on my behalf
is welcoming me.

Mark 9*36-37 (NIV) He took a little child

whom he placed among them. Taking the
child in his arms,he said to them, “Whoever
welcomes one of these little children in my
name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes
me does not welcome me but the one who
sent me.”

Luke 9*47-48 (ESV) But Jesus, knowing

the reasoning of their hearts, took a child
and put him by his side and said to them,
“Whoever receives this child in my name
receives me, and whoever receives me
receives him who sent me. For he who is
least among you all is the one who is great.”

Matthew 18*10 (NLT) Beware that you

donʼt look down on any of these little ones.
For I tell you that in heaven their angels are
always in the presence of my heavenly
Father.

Matthew 18*14 (NIV) In the same way your

Father in heaven is not willing that any of
these little ones should perish.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CHILDREN

God desires that children learn to follow him

and obey his commandments. The following
Bible verses for children are some of Godʼs
instructions to our little ones.

Ephesians 6*1-3 (NLT) Children, obey your

parents because you belong to the Lord, for
this is the right thing to do. “Honor your
father and mother.” This is the first
commandment with a promise: If you honor
your father and mother, “things will go well
for you, and you will have a long life on the
earth.”

Proverbs 1*8-9 (ESV) Hear, my son, your

fatherʼs instruction,and forsake not your
motherʼs teaching, for they are a graceful
garland for your head and pendants for your
neck.

Colossians 3*20 (NIV) Children, obey your

parents in everything, for this pleases the
Lord.

Psalm 34*11 (NLT) Come, my children, and

listen to me, and I will teach you to fear the
Lord.

Proverbs 8*32-33 (ESV) And now, O sons,

listen to me: blessed are those who keep my
ways. Hear instruction and be wise, and do
not neglect it.

1 John 5*21 (NIV) Dear children, keep

yourselves from idols.

2 Timothy 3*14-15 (NLT) But you must

remain faithful to the things you have been
taught. You know they are true, for you
know you can trust those who taught you.
You have been taught the holy Scriptures
from childhood, and they have given you the
wisdom to receive the salvation that comes
by trusting in Christ Jesus.

Proverbs 20*11 (ESV) Even a child makes

himself known by his acts, by whether his
conduct is pure and upright.

1 Timothy 4*12 (NIV) Donʼt let anyone look

down on you because you are young, but
set an example for the believers in speech,
in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.

1 Peter 5*5 (NLT) In the same way, you who

are younger must accept the authority of
the elders. And all of you, dress yourselves
in humility as you relate to one another, for
“God opposes the proud but gives grace to
the humble.”

PARENTS TO GUIDE &

DISCIPLINE

God wants our children to mature into the

image of his Son Jesus, and parents play a
big role in this process. These are Bible
verses for kids to focus on the role and
responsibility of parents.

Proverbs 22*6 (NIV) Start children off on

the way they should go, and even when they
are old they will not turn from it.

Exodus 10*2 (NLT) Iʼve also done it so you

can tell your children and grandchildren
about how I made a mockery of the
Egyptians and about the signs I displayed
among them—and so you will know that I
am the Lord.

Deuteronomy 6*6-7 (ESV) And these

words that I command you today shall be on
your heart. You shall teach them diligently
to your children, and shall talk of them when
you sit in your house, and when you walk by
the way, and when you lie down, and when
you rise.

Proverbs 19*18 (NIV) Discipline your

children, for in that there is hope; do not be
a willing party to their death.

Colossians 3*21(NLT) Fathers, do not

aggravate your children, or they will become
discouraged.

Proverbs 13*24 (ESV) Whoever spares the

rod hates his son, but he who loves him is
diligent to discipline him.

Proverbs 23*13-14 (NIV) Do not withhold

discipline from a child; if you punish them
with the rod, they will not die. Punish them
with the rod and save them from death.

Proverbs 22*15 (NLT) A youngsterʼs heart

is filled with foolishness, but physical
discipline will drive it far away.

Proverbs 29*17 (ESV) Discipline your son,

and he will give you rest; he will give delight
to your heart.

Psalm 103*13 (NIV) As a father has

compassion on his children, so the Lord has
compassion on those who fear him

GREAT MEMORY VERSES FOR

KIDS

We all want our children to succeed, and

nothing sets them up for success like hiding
Godʼs Word in their hearts. The following are
great Bible verses for kids to memorize!

Acts 16*31 (NIV) Believe in the Lord Jesus,

and you will be saved

Psalm 145*9 (ESV) The Lord is good to all

Colossians 3*2 (NLT) Think about the

things of heaven, not the things of earth.

1 John 5*3 (NIV) This is love for God: to

keep his commands

Psalm 150*6 (ESV) Let everything that has

breath praise the Lord!

Proverbs 3*5 (NLT) Trust in the Lord with

all your heart

Matthew 28*20 (NIV) I am with you always

1 John 3*23 (ESV) love one another

Psalm 118*24 (NLT) This is the day the Lord

has made.

Proverbs 30*5 (NIV) Every word of God is

flawless