Matthew 19:13-15
Lexham English Bible
Little Children Brought to Jesus
13 Then children were brought to him so that he could lay his[a] hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 But Jesus said, “Allow the children, and do not forbid them to come to me, for to such belongs[b] the kingdom of heaven.” 15 And he laid his[c] hands on them and[d] traveled on from there.
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- Matthew 19:13 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Matthew 19:14 Literally “for of such is”
- Matthew 19:15 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Matthew 19:15 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“laid”) has been translated as a finite verb
Matthew 19:13-15
Christian Standard Bible
Blessing the Children
13 Then little children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.(A) 14 Jesus said, “Leave the little children alone, and don’t try to keep them from coming to me, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”[a](B) 15 After placing his hands on them, he went on from there.
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- 19:14 Lit heaven is of such ones
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