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Luke 18:15

Parents and children

13 But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’

14 I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.

16 But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

17 Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.
KJV
And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
WEB
They were also bringing their babies to him, that he might touch them. But when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
ASV
And they were bringing unto him also their babes, that he should touch them: but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
DARBY
And they brought to him also infants that he might touch them, but the disciples when they saw [it] rebuked them.
BLB
And they were bringing the infants also to Him so that He might touch them; but having seen, the disciples were rebuking them.
ÅB
De bar også sine små barn til ham, for at han skulle røre ved dem; men da disiplene så det, truet de dem.
OTB
Folk brakte også spedbarn til Ham for at Han skulle røre ved dem. Men da disiplene så dette, irettesatte de dem.
B1930
De bar også sine små barn til ham, forat han skulde røre ved dem; men da disiplene så det, truet de dem.

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  • Matthew 19:13–15

    Then the little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

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  • Mark 10:13–16

    Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

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  • 1 Samuel 1:24

    Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh.

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  • Luke 9:49–50

    “Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”

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  • Luke 9:54

    When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”

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