Luke 18:16

But Jeshu called them, and said to them, Suffer children to come to me, and forbid them not; for of those who are as these,

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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

15Then they brought to him infants, that he should touch them: and the disciples saw it, and rebuked them.

17of them is the kingdom of heaven. Amen I say to you, That whoever does not receive the kingdom of Aloha as a child, shall not enter into it.

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Cross References

Matthew 18:3and said, Amen I say to you, unless you be converted and become as children, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven.

1 Corinthians 7:14For the man who believeth not is sanctified by the wife who believeth; and any wife who believeth not is sanctified by the husband who believeth; otherwise their children would be unclean; but now are they clean.

1 Peter 2:2and be as (new)-born babes, and be desirous of the word as of milk pure and spiritual, that by it you may increase unto life.

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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