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Jesus Blesses the Little Children(A)

13 Then some little children were brought to him so that he might lay his hands on them and pray. But the disciples rebuked those who brought[a] them. 14 Jesus, however, said, “Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom from[b] heaven belongs to people like these.” 15 When he had laid his hands on them, he went on from there.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 19:13 The Gk. lacks those who brought
  2. Matthew 19:14 Lit. of

13 Then tote children paidion were brought prospherō to Jesus autos so hina that he might lay epitithēmi his ho hands cheir on epitithēmi them autos and kai pray proseuchomai, but de the ho disciples mathētēs rebuked epitimaō those who brought them autos. 14 · ho But de Jesus Iēsous said legō, “ Let aphiēmi the ho children paidion come erchomai to pros me egō and kai do not try to prevent kōlyō them autos, · ho for gar the ho kingdom basileia of ho heaven ouranos belongs eimi to such toioutos as these .” 15 And kai he placed epitithēmi his ho hands cheir on them autos and went poreuō on his way ekeithen.

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