Luke 18:16

And Jesus called them to him, and said: Let the little children come to me, and hinder them not; for of such is the kingdom of God.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15And they brought to him infants also, that he might touch them. But when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

17Verily I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God, as a little child, shall in no way enter into it.

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Cross References

Matthew 18:3and said: Verily I say to you, Unless you turn and become as little children, you can not enter the kingdom of heaven.

1 Corinthians 7:14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; for if not, then are your children unclean; but now they are holy.

1 Peter 2:2as new-born babes, earnestly desire the pure spiritual milk, that you may grow by it,

Matthew Henry on Luke 18:16-18

Christ's Attention to Children. 15 And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them. 16 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. 17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein. This passage of story we had both in Matthew and Mark; it very fitly follows here after the story of the… Read the whole commentary →

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