²⁵ Then they slaughtered the bull, and they brought the child to Eli.

Let the Children Come to Me

^15 (A)Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they ^(B)rebuked them. ¹⁶ But Jesus called them to him, saying, ^(C)“Let the children come to me, and ^(D)do not hinder them, ^(E)for to such belongs the kingdom of God.

Jesus Presented at the Temple

²² And ^(A)when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem ^(B)to present him to the Lord