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Matthew 19:13–15

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Little Children Brought to Jesus

13Then children were brought to him so that he could lay hise hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them. 14But Jesus said, “Allow the children, and do not forbid them to come to me, for to such belongsf the kingdom of heaven.” 15And he laid his* hands on them and* traveled on from there.

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Footnotes

  1. eLiterally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  2. fLiterally “for of such is”
  3. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  4. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“laid”) has been translated as a finite verb

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people, but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” And he laid his hands on them and went away.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them.

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then little children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them. Jesus said, “Leave the little children alone, and don’t try to keep them from coming to me, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” After placing his hands on them, he went on from there.

NLTNew Living Translation

One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could lay his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him.

But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.” And he placed his hands on their heads and blessed them before he left.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.