16 and they said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” And Jesus said to them, “Yes; (A)have you never read,

(B)“‘Out of the mouth of (C)infants and nursing babies
    you have prepared praise’?”

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16 “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him.

“Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read,

“‘From the lips of children and infants
    you, Lord, have called forth your praise’[a]?”(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:16 Psalm 8:2 (see Septuagint)

    (A)Out of the mouth of babies and infants,
you have established (B)strength because of your foes,
    to still (C)the enemy and the avenger.

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Through the praise of children and infants
    you have established a stronghold(A) against your enemies,
    to silence the foe(B) and the avenger.

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Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest

25 (A)At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, (B)Lord of heaven and earth, that (C)you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and (D)revealed them to little children;

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The Father Revealed in the Son(A)

25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father,(B) Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.(C)

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39 (A)And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” 40 He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, (B)the very stones would cry out.”

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39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”(A)

40 “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”(B)

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25 And he said to them, (A)“Have you never read (B)what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him:

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25 He answered, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?

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He answered, (A)“Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female,

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“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 19:4 Gen. 1:27

He said to them, (A)“Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him:

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He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?(A)

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31 And as for the resurrection of the dead, (A)have you not read what was said to you by God:

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31 But about the resurrection of the dead—have you not read what God said to you,

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16 saying, (A)“What shall we do with these men? For that (B)a notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. 17 But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them (C)to speak no more to anyone in this name.” 18 So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

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16 “What are we going to do with these men?”(A) they asked. “Everyone living in Jerusalem knows they have performed a notable sign,(B) and we cannot deny it. 17 But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them to speak no longer to anyone in this name.”

18 Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.(C)

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47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees (A)gathered (B)the council and said, (C)“What are we to do? For this man performs many signs. 48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and (D)the Romans will come and take away both our (E)place and our nation.”

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47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees(A) called a meeting(B) of the Sanhedrin.(C)

“What are we accomplishing?” they asked. “Here is this man performing many signs.(D) 48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.”

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