Luke 18:15-17
New American Standard Bible
15 (A)Now they were bringing even their babies to Him so that He would touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they began rebuking them. 16 But Jesus called for [a]the little ones, saying, “Allow the children to come to Me, and do not [b]forbid them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 17 Truly I say to you, (B)whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.”
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- Luke 18:16 Lit them
- Luke 18:16 Or prevent
Luke 18:15-17
Lexham English Bible
Little Children Brought to Jesus
15 Now they were bringing even their[a] babies to him so that he could touch them. But when[b] the disciples saw it,[c] they rebuked them. 16 But Jesus called them to himself, saying, “Allow the children to come to me, and do not forbid them, for to such belongs[d] the kingdom of God. 17 Truly I say to you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a young child will never enter into it.”
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- Luke 18:15 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Luke 18:15 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
- Luke 18:15 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Luke 18:16 Literally “for of such is”
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