Luke 18:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And they were bringing unto him also their babes, that he should touch them: but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And they were bringing near also the babes, that he may touch them, and the disciples having seen did rebuke them,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 18:15 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 1:24Once 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.
- 1 Samuel 1:25And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli.
- Matthew 19:13Then 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.
- Mark 10:13Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
- Luke 9:49“Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”
- Luke 9:54When 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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