Matthew 19:13

Then little children were brought to him, that he might lay his hands on them and pray. And the disciples rebuked them.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King 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.

In Context

12For there are eunuchs that were born such from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs that have been made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs that have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let him accept it that is able to accept it.

14But Jesus said: Let the little children come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

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Cross References

Matthew 18:2And Jesus called a little child to him, and placed him in the midst of them,

Mark 10:13And they brought little children to him, that he might touch them: but his disciples rebuked those who brought them.

Luke 9:54And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said: Lord, is it thy will that we command fire to come down from heaven and destroy them, even as Elijah did?

Matthew Henry on Matthew 19:4-13

The Law of Divorce. 3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? 4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put… Read the whole commentary →

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