Bible Verses About "What Is the Age of Accountability"
The age of accountability is the time when a person becomes morally responsible before God for their sin and in need of personal salvation.
The age of accountability is the time when a person becomes morally responsible before God for their sin and in need of personal salvation.
"Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it." — Deuteronomy 1:39 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "What Is the Age of Accountability?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it."
"And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me."
"But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God."
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