Matthew 19:13
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Let the Children Come to Me
13 (A)Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples (B)rebuked the people,
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Mark 10:13-16
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Let the Children Come to Me
13 (A)And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples (B)rebuked them. 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, (C)“Let the children come to me; (D)do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. 15 (E)Truly, I say to you, whoever does not (F)receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” 16 And (G)he took them in his arms and blessed them, (H)laying his hands on them.
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Luke 18:15-17
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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. 17 (F)Truly, I say to you, whoever does not (G)receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”
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Matthew 18:2-5
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2 And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them 3 and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you (A)turn and (B)become like children, you (C)will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 (D)Whoever humbles himself like this child is the (E)greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 (F)“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me,
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Acts 2:39
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39 For (A)the promise is for you and (B)for your children and for all (C)who are far off, everyone (D)whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”
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1 Corinthians 7:14
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14 For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. (A)Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
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Luke 9:54-55
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54 And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell (A)fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”[a] 55 But he turned and rebuked them.[b]
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Luke 9:49-50
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Anyone Not Against Us Is For Us
49 (A)John answered, “Master, we saw someone (B)casting out demons in your name, and (C)we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.” 50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, (D)for the one who is not against you is for you.”
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Matthew 20:31
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31 The crowd (A)rebuked them, telling them to be silent, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”
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Matthew 16:22
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22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord![a] This shall never happen to you.”
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- Matthew 16:22 Or “[May God be] merciful to you, Lord!”
Jeremiah 32:39
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39 (A)I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, (B)for their own good and the good of their children after them.
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Psalm 115:14-15
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14 May the Lord (A)give you increase,
you and your children!
15 May (B)you be blessed by the Lord,
(C)who made heaven and earth!
1 Samuel 1:24
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24 And when she had weaned him, (A)she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull,[a] an ephah[b] of flour, and a skin of wine, and she brought him to (B)the house of the Lord at Shiloh. And the child was young.
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- 1 Samuel 1:24 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint, Syriac; Masoretic Text three bulls
- 1 Samuel 1:24 An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters
Genesis 48:9-20
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9 Joseph said to his father, (A)“They are my sons, whom God has given me here.” And he said, “Bring them to me, please, that (B)I may bless them.” 10 Now (C)the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. So Joseph brought them near him, (D)and he kissed them and embraced them. 11 And Israel said to Joseph, (E)“I never expected to see your face; and behold, God has let me see your offspring also.” 12 Then Joseph removed them from his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. 13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near him. 14 (F)And Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, (G)crossing his hands (for Manasseh was the firstborn). 15 And he blessed Joseph and said,
“The God (H)before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day,
16 (I)the angel who has (J)redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys;
and in them let (K)my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
and let them (L)grow into a multitude[a] in the midst of the earth.”
17 When Joseph saw that his father (M)laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him, and he took his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head. 18 And Joseph said to his father, “Not this way, my father; since this one is the firstborn, put your right hand on his head.” 19 But his father refused and said, (N)“I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great. Nevertheless, (O)his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude[b] of nations.” 20 So he blessed them that day, saying,
“By you Israel will pronounce blessings, saying,
(P)‘God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh.’”
Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
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- Genesis 48:16 Or let them be like fish for multitude
- Genesis 48:19 Hebrew fullness
Genesis 48:1
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Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh
48 After this, Joseph was told, “Behold, your father is ill.” So he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
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