Luke 18:16

But Jesus calling them to him, said: Suffer the little children to come to me, and forbid them not; for to such belongs the kingdom of God.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

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 also infants, that he might touch them; and the disciples seeing it rebuked them.

17Verily I say to you, whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall not enter therein.

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Cross References

Matthew 18:3and said: Verily I say to you, if ye do not turn and become as the little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

1 Corinthians 7:14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the husband; else your children are unclean; but now they are holy.

1 Peter 2:2as newborn babes, long for the spiritual, unadulterated milk, that ye thereby may grow unto salvation;

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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