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)

16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

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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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Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

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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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25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

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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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39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.

40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

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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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25 And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?

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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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  1. Matthew 19:4 Gen. 1:27

And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

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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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But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;

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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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31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

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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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16 Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.

17 But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

18 And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

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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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47 Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.

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