Luke 18:16
But, Jesus, called them near, saying—Suffer, the children, to be coming unto me, and do not hinder them; for, of such, is the kingdom of God.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Genesis 21:4And Abraham circumcised Isaac his son, when eight days old,—as God commanded him.
Deuteronomy 29:11your little ones your wives, and thy sojourner that is in the midst of thy camps,—from him that heweth thy wood unto him that draweth thy water:
2 Chronicles 20:13And, all Judah, were standing before Yahweh,—also their little ones, their wives and their children.
Matthew 18:3and said—Verily, I say unto you, Except ye turn and become as the children, in nowise, shall ye enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
1 Corinthians 7:14For the husband that believeth not is hallowed in the wife, and the wife that believeth not is hallowed in the brother: else were, your children, impure, but, now, are they, pure.
1 Peter 2:2As new-born babes, for the pure milk that is for the mind, eagerly crave, that, thereby, ye 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 →