Little children, guard yourselves from idols. ¹ 

This means ¹  it is not the children of the flesh ²  who are the children of God; rather, the children of promise are counted as descendants.

But wisdom is vindicated ¹  by all her children.” ² 

Therefore, be ¹  imitators of God as dearly loved children

The children of your elect sister greet you. ¹ 

“Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and father children ¹  for his brother.’ ² 

¹  although we could have imposed our weight as apostles of Christ; instead we became ²  little children ³  among you. Like a nursing mother caring for her own children,

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children ¹  of God.

Not counting women and children, there were about five thousand men who ate.

Not counting children and women, ¹  there were four thousand men who ate. ² 

In ¹  reply all the people said, “Let his blood be on us and on our children!”

There were seven brothers. The first one married, ¹  and when he died he had no children.

The second married her and died without any children, and likewise the third.

None of the seven had children. Finally, the woman died too.

Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman ¹  and died without children.

The Spirit himself bears witness to ¹  our spirit that we are God’s children.

Not only that, but when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, ¹  our ancestor Isaac –

My children – I am again undergoing birth pains until Christ is formed in you! ¹ 

But you, ¹  brothers and sisters, ²  are children of the promise like Isaac.

Children, ¹  obey your parents in the Lord ²  for this is right.