Let the Children Come to Me

13 (A)And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples (B)rebuked them. 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, (C)“Let the children come to me; (D)do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. 15 (E)Truly, I say to you, whoever does not (F)receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” 16 And (G)he took them in his arms and blessed them, (H)laying his hands on them.

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13 Καὶ προσέφερον αὐτῷ παιδία ἵνα [a]αὐτῶν ἅψηται· οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ [b]ἐπετίμησαν αὐτοῖς. 14 ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἠγανάκτησεν καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Ἄφετε τὰ παιδία ἔρχεσθαι πρός με, μὴ κωλύετε αὐτά, τῶν γὰρ τοιούτων ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ. 15 ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὃς [c]ἂν μὴ δέξηται τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ ὡς παιδίον, οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθῃ εἰς αὐτήν. 16 καὶ ἐναγκαλισάμενος αὐτὰ [d]κατευλόγει τιθεὶς τὰς χεῖρας ἐπ’ αὐτά.

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Footnotes

  1. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 10:13 αὐτῶν ἅψηται WH NIV ] ἅψηται αὐτῶν Treg RP
  2. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 10:13 ἐπετίμησαν αὐτοῖς WH NIV ] ἐπετίμων τοῖς προσφέρουσιν Treg RP
  3. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 10:15 ἂν WH Treg NIV ] ἐὰν RP
  4. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 10:16 κατευλόγει τιθεὶς … αὐτά WH NIV ] κατηυλόγει τιθεὶς … αὐτά Treg; τιθεὶς … αὐτά, εὐλόγει αὐτά RP