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Bible verses for kids

Short verses are the easiest for children to learn. These are sorted from shortest to longest, with the word count for each.

17 passages

  1. 1 John 4:19 · 7 words

    We love because He first loved us.
    KJV

    We love him, because he first loved us.

  2. Genesis 1:1 · 10 words

    In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
    KJV

    In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

  3. Psalm 56:3 · 10 words

    When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
    KJV

    What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

  4. Ephesians 6:1 · 11 words

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

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

  5. Philippians 4:13 · 11 words

    I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
    KJV

    I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

  6. 1 Peter 5:7 · 11 words

    Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
    KJV

    Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

  7. Colossians 3:20 · 13 words

    Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
    KJV

    Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

  8. Psalm 136:1 · 14 words

    Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever.
    KJV

    O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

  9. Psalm 119:105 · 14 words

    Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
    KJV

    Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

  10. Proverbs 3:5 · 15 words

    Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
    KJV

    Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

  11. Proverbs 20:11 · 16 words

    Even a young man is known by his actions— whether his conduct is pure and upright.
    KJV

    Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

  12. Psalm 118:24 · 17 words

    This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
    KJV

    This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

  13. Ephesians 4:32 · 17 words

    Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
    KJV

    And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

  14. 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 · 22 words

    Rejoice at all times. Pray without ceasing. Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
    KJV

    Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

  15. Matthew 19:14 · 25 words

    But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
    KJV

    But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

  16. John 3:16 · 27 words

    For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
    KJV

    For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

  17. Joshua 1:9 · 29 words

    Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
    KJV

    Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Tap KJV for the King James Version. Make any short verse into a wallpaper.

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