Topic
Babe
23 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Isaiah 3:4Easton · ISBE
And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
- Matthew 11:25Easton · ISBE
¶ 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.
- Matthew 21:16Easton · ISBE
And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
- Luke 10:21Easton · ISBE
¶ 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.
- Romans 2:20Easton · ISBE
An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
- 1 Corinthians 3:1Easton · ISBE
And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
- Hebrews 5:13Easton · ISBE
For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
- 1 Peter 2:2Easton · ISBE
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
- Exodus 2:6ISBE
And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children.
- Psalms 8:2ISBE
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
- Psalms 17:14ISBE
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.
- Luke 1:41ISBE
And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
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- Luke 1:44 ISBE
- Luke 2:12 ISBE
- Luke 2:16 ISBE
- Luke 18:15 ISBE
- Acts 7:19 ISBE
- 1 Corinthians 13:11 ISBE
- 1 Corinthians 14:20 ISBE
- Galatians 4:1 ISBE
- Galatians 4:3 ISBE
- Ephesians 4:14 ISBE
- 2 Timothy 3:15 ISBE
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 8 references
Used of children generally (Matt. 11:25; 21:16; Luke 10:21; Rom. 2:20). It is used also of those who are weak in Christian faith and knowledge (1 Cor. 3:1; Heb. 5:13; 1 Pet. 2:2). In Isa. 3:4 the word “babes” refers to a succession of weak and wicked princes who reigned over Judah from the death of Josiah downward to the destruction of Jerusalem.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 31 references
bab:
(1) na`ar; pais of a male infant 3 months old (Ex 2:6) translated elsewhere "boy" or "lad."
(2) `olel, ta`alulim, in the general sense of "child" (Ps 8:2; 17:14; Isa 3:4).
(3) brephos an unborn or newborn child (King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) of Lu 1:41,44; 2:12,16; 1Pe 2:2 and the Revised Version (British and American) of Lu 18:15 [AV "infants"]; Ac 7:19 [King James Version, "young children"] and 2Ti 3:15 [King James Version, "child"]).
(4) nepios = (Latin infans) "a child that cannot speak." (King James and the Revised Version (British and American) of Mt 11:25; 21:16; Lu 10:21; Ro 2:20; 1Co 3:1; Heb 5:13) the same word is translated "child," plural "children" (in the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) of 1Co 13:11; Ga 4:1,3; Eph 4:14) the verb nepiazete is translated in the King James Version "be ye children" and in the Revised Version (British and American) "be ye babes" (1Co 14:20). Nepios is used metaphorically of those who are like children, of simple and single minds, as opposed to the "wise and understanding" (Mt 11:25 = Lu 10:21; compare 1Co 14:20). "Babes in Christ" are men of little spiritual growth, carnal as opposed to spiritual (1Co 3:1; compare Heb 5:13; Eph 4:14). Nepios is also used of a child as a minor or infant in the eye of the law (Ga 4:1,3).
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Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.