Matthew 19:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should lay his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Then were brought near to him children that he might put hands on them and pray, and the disciples rebuked them.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 19:13 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 48:1Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
- Genesis 48:9Joseph said to his father, “They are the sons God has given me in this place.” So Jacob said, “Please bring them to me, that I may bless them.”
- 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.
- Psalms 115:14May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.
- Jeremiah 32:39I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
- Matthew 16:22Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”
- Matthew 18:2Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.
- Matthew 20:31The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
- 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?”
- Luke 18:15Now 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.
- Acts 2:39This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
- 1 Corinthians 7:14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
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