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16 Then Jesus called for the children and said to the disciples, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children.

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16 But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

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Then he said, “I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

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And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children,(A) you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.(B) Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.(C)

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20 Dear brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent as babies when it comes to evil, but be mature in understanding matters of this kind.

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20 Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children.(A) In regard to evil be infants,(B) but in your thinking be adults.

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14 For the believing wife brings holiness to her marriage, and the believing husband[a] brings holiness to his marriage. Otherwise, your children would not be holy, but now they are holy.

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Footnotes

  1. 7:14 Greek the brother.

14 For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.(A)

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Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment,

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Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk,(A) so that by it you may grow up(B) in your salvation,

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12 Call them all together—men, women, children, and the foreigners living in your towns—so they may hear this Book of Instruction and learn to fear the Lord your God and carefully obey all the terms of these instructions.

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12 Assemble the people—men, women and children, and the foreigners residing in your towns—so they can listen and learn(A) to fear(B) the Lord your God and follow carefully all the words of this law.

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39 This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away[a]—all who have been called by the Lord our God.”

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  1. 2:39 Or and to people far in the future, or and to the Gentiles.

39 The promise is for you and your children(A) and for all who are far off(B)—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

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Eight days after Isaac was born, Abraham circumcised him as God had commanded.

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When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him,(A) as God commanded him.

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11 Your little ones and your wives are with you, as well as the foreigners living among you who chop your wood and carry your water.

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11 together with your children and your wives, and the foreigners living in your camps who chop your wood and carry your water.(A)

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13 As all the men of Judah stood before the Lord with their little ones, wives, and children,

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13 All the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, stood there before the Lord.

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10 Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh again before leaving his court.

11 So Joseph assigned the best land of Egypt—the region of Rameses—to his father and his brothers, and he settled them there, just as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 And Joseph provided food for his father and his brothers in amounts appropriate to the number of their dependents, including the smallest children.

Joseph’s Leadership in the Famine

13 Meanwhile, the famine became so severe that all the food was used up, and people were starving throughout the lands of Egypt and Canaan. 14 By selling grain to the people, Joseph eventually collected all the money in Egypt and Canaan, and he put the money in Pharaoh’s treasury.

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10 Then Jacob blessed[a] Pharaoh(A) and went out from his presence.

11 So Joseph settled his father and his brothers in Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land,(B) the district of Rameses,(C) as Pharaoh directed. 12 Joseph also provided his father and his brothers and all his father’s household with food, according to the number of their children.(D)

Joseph and the Famine

13 There was no food, however, in the whole region because the famine was severe; both Egypt and Canaan wasted away because of the famine.(E) 14 Joseph collected all the money that was to be found in Egypt and Canaan in payment for the grain they were buying,(F) and he brought it to Pharaoh’s palace.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 47:10 Or said farewell to

39 And I will give them one heart and one purpose: to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants.

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39 I will give them singleness(A) of heart and action, so that they will always fear(B) me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them.

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