² And He called a child to Himself and set him ^[a]before them, ³ and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you ^[b]are converted and ^(A)become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. ⁴ Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. ⁵ And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me;

Jesus Blesses Little Children

^13 (A)Then some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. ¹⁴ But Jesus said, “^[a](B)Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for ^(C)the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”