Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

The rich young ruler

¹⁵ People were bringing even tiny babies to Jesus for him to touch them. When the disciples saw it, they forbade them sternly. ¹⁶ But Jesus called them. “Let the children come to me,” he said, “and don’t stop them! God’s kingdom belongs to the likes of these. ¹⁷ I’m telling you the truth: anyone who doesn’t receive God’s kingdom like a child will never get into it.”