Matthew 19:15

and having laid [His] hands on them, He departed from there.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

In Context

14But Jesus said, “Permit the children, and do not forbid them to come to Me, for of such is the kingdom of the heavens”;

16And behold, one having come near, said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing will I do that I may have continuous life?”

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Cross References

Isaiah 40:11He feeds His flock as a shepherd, || He gathers lambs with His arm, || And He carries [them] in His bosom: He leads suckling ones.

1 Corinthians 7:14for the unbelieving husband has been sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified in the husband; otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 19:14-16

Christ's Tenderness to Children. 13 Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. 14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. 15 And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. We have here the welcome which Christ gave to some little children that were brought to him. Observe, I. The faith of those that brought them. How many they were, that were… Read the whole commentary →

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