Matthew 19:13

Then they brought children to him, that he might lay his hand upon them and pray. And his disciples rebuked them.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 some eunuchs, born so from their mother's womb; and there are some eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men; and there are some eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that can be contented let him be contented.

14But Jesus said to them: Allow children to come to me, and forbid them not; for of those that are like them is the kingdom of heaven.

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Cross References

Matthew 18:2And Jesus called a child, 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 it, they said to him: Our Lord, wilt thou that we speak, and fire come down from heaven, and consume them, as also did Elijah?

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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