Bible Dictionary: Babes

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Strong's Hebrew

5768. olel -- a child
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition a child NASB Word Usage babes
(1), child (2), children (6), infants (2), little ones (9). ...
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3243. yanaq -- to suck
... Definition to suck NASB Word Usage draw (1), infant (3), infants (2), milking (1),
nurse (11), nursed (3), nurses (1), nursing (1), nursing babes (1), nursing ...
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Library

Christ Thanks the Father for Revealing to Babes what He had ...
... Chapter XXV."Christ Thanks the Father for Revealing to Babes What He Had Concealed
from the Wise This Concealment Judiciously Effected by the Creator. ...
/.../the five books against marcion/chapter xxv christ thanks the father.htm

The Kingdom of God Revealed to Babes. --The Blessedness of the ...
... SAMARIA. Section 206. The Kingdom of God revealed to Babes. "The Blessedness
of the Disciples in beholding it. (Luke, x., 21, 24.). ...
/.../section 206 the kingdom of.htm

Christ's Strange Thanksgiving
... thank Thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because Thou hast hid these things
from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.' "Matthew 11 ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/christs strange thanksgiving.htm

The Yoke of Jesus.
... and said,"'I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid
these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. ...
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Matthew xi. 25 Discussed.
... your own teacher, who said, I thank Thee, Lord of heaven and earth, that what was
concealed from the wise, Thou hast revealed to suckling babes.'" [1386] And ...
/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter xv matthew xi 25 discussed.htm

Matt. xi. 25, 26
... unto Thee, [1606] O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth; because Thou hast hid these
things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of saint matthew/homily xxxviii matt xi 25.htm

V. ...
... lay aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and hatred, and all evil
speakings, and desire the sincere milk of the word, as new-born babes, that ye ...
/.../the epistles of st peter and st jude preached and explained/chapter ii v .htm

Again on the Words of the Gospel, Matt. xi. 25, "I Thank Thee, O ...
... "Because Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed
them unto babes." [2288] Who are the "wise and prudent"? Who the "babes"? ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon xviii again on the.htm

Christ and Little Children
... softer judgment. Little children (St. Luke says "babes") were brought to
Him to bless, to touch them. It was a remarkable sight. He ...
/.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 10 13-16 christ and little.htm

Who the Instructor Is, and Respecting his Instruction.
... we have shown that all of us are by Scripture called children; and not only so,
but that we who have followed Christ are figuratively called babes; and that ...
/.../clement/the instructor paedagogus/chapter vii who the instructor is.htm

Thesaurus

Babes (18 Occurrences)
...Babes (18 Occurrences). ... Did you never read,'Out of the mouth of babes and nursing
babies you have perfected praise?'" (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV). ...
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Babe (15 Occurrences)
... It is used also of those who are weak in Christian faith and knowledge (1 Corinthians
3:1; Hebrews 5:13; 1 Peter 2:2). In Isaiah 3:4 the word "babes" refers to ...
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Nursing (14 Occurrences)
... to them, "Yes. Did you never read,'Out of the mouth of babes and nursing
babies you have perfected praise?'" (WEB NAS). Matthew 24 ...
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Exclaimed (45 Occurrences)
... heartily praise Thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and of earth, that Thou hast hidden
these things from sages and men of discernment, and hast unveiled them to babes...
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Prudent (40 Occurrences)
... and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid
these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. ...
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Confess (65 Occurrences)
... to Thee, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that thou didst hide these
things from wise and understanding ones, and didst reveal them to babes. ...
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Sucklings (18 Occurrences)
... And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and
sucklings thou hast perfected praise? (KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV). ...
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Sages (4 Occurrences)
... heartily praise Thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and of earth, that Thou hast hidden
these things from sages and men of discernment, and hast unveiled them to babes...
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Mere (56 Occurrences)
... It had to be as to worldlings--mere babes in Christ. (WEY NIV). 1 Corinthians
3:3 you are still unspiritual. ... Hebrews 5:14 Such persons are mere babes. ...
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Hide (135 Occurrences)
... I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things
from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes: (ASV YLT ...
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Bible Concordance

Babes (18 Occurrences)

Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
(KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Matthew 21:16 and said to him, "Do you hear what these are saying?" Jesus said to them, "Yes. Did you never read,'Out of the mouth of babes and nursing babies you have perfected praise?'"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Luke 10:21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
(KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Luke 18:15 And they were bringing unto him also their babes, that he should touch them: but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
(ASV YLT)

Acts 7:19 The same dealt craftily with our race, and ill-treated our fathers, that they should cast out their babes to the end they might not live.
(ASV YLT)

Romans 2:20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

1 Corinthians 3:1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
(KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

1 Corinthians 14:20 Brethren, do not prove yourselves to be children in your minds. As regards evil, indeed, be utter babes, but as regards your minds prove yourselves to be men of ripe years.
(WEY ASV DBY YLT RSV)

Galatians 4:3 so also we, when we were babes, under the elements of the world were in servitude,
(YLT)

Ephesians 4:14 So we shall no longer be babes nor shall we resemble mariners tossed on the waves and carried about with every changing wind of doctrine according to men's cleverness and unscrupulous cunning, making use of every shifting device to mislead.
(WEY DBY YLT)

Hebrews 5:14 Such persons are mere babes. But solid food is for adults--that is, for those who through constant practice have their spiritual faculties carefully trained to distinguish good from evil.
(WEY)

1 Peter 2:2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Psalms 8:2 From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Psalms 17:14 From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Isaiah 3:4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Isaiah 13:16 Their infants also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be rifled, and their wives ravished.
(See JPS)

Jeremiah 6:11 Therefore I am full of the wrath of Jehovah; I am weary with holding in: pour it out upon the children in the street, and upon the assembly of young men together; for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.
(See JPS)

Lamentations 2:11 My eyes are wasted with weeping, the inmost parts of my body are deeply moved, my inner parts are drained out on the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because of the young children and babies at the breast who are falling without strength in the open squares of the town.
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Babes

Babes in the Mouths of, is Praise Perfected

Babes of Weak Christians

Babes: A Symbol of the Children of the Kingdom of Heaven

Babes: A Symbol of the Guileless

Related Terms

Babe (15 Occurrences)

Nursing (14 Occurrences)

Exclaimed (45 Occurrences)

Prudent (40 Occurrences)

Confess (65 Occurrences)