Matthew 18:2
And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them,
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- Matt 19:13-14 : 13 Then some people took little children to him, so that he might put his hands on them in blessing: and the disciples said sharp words to them. 14 But Jesus said, Let the little ones come to me, and do not keep them away: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
- Mark 9:36-37 : 36 And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them; and taking him in his arms, he said to them, 37 Whoever will give honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour not to me, but to him who sent me.
- 1 Kgs 3:7 : 7 And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in the place of David my father; and I am only a young boy, with no knowledge of how to go out or come in.
- Jer 1:7 : 7 But the Lord said to me, Do not say, I am a child: for wherever I send you, you are to go, and whatever I give you orders to say, you are to say.
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- Mark 9:34-374 verses87%
34But they said nothing: because they had had an argument between themselves on the way, about who was the greatest.
35And seating himself, he made the twelve come to him; and he said to them, If any man has the desire to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.
36And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them; and taking him in his arms, he said to them,
37Whoever will give honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour not to me, but to him who sent me.
- Matt 18:3-64 verses85%
3And said, Truly, I say to you, If you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven.
4Whoever, then, will make himself as low as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5And whoever gives honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me:
6But whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him to have a great stone fixed to his neck, and to come to his end in the deep sea.
- Luke 18:15-184 verses84%
15And they took their children to him, so that he might put his hands on them: but when the disciples saw it, they said sharp words to them
16But Jesus sent for them, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not keep them away, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
17Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.
18And a certain ruler put a question to him, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?
- Luke 9:46-483 verses83%
46Now there was a discussion among them about which of them would be the greatest.
47But when Jesus saw the reasoning of their hearts, he took a small child and put him by his side,
48And said to them, Whoever gives honour to this child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour to him who sent me: for whoever is least among you all, that man is great.
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1In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
- Matt 19:13-153 verses80%
13Then some people took little children to him, so that he might put his hands on them in blessing: and the disciples said sharp words to them.
14But Jesus said, Let the little ones come to me, and do not keep them away: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
15And he put his hands on them, and went away.
- Mark 10:13-175 verses78%
13And they took to him little children, so that he might put his hands on them: and the disciples said sharp words to them.
14And when Jesus saw it, he was angry, and said to them, Let the little children come to me, and do not keep them away; for of such is the kingdom of God.
15Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.
16And he took them in his arms, and gave them a blessing, putting his hands on them.
17And while he was going out into the way, a man came running to him, and went down on his knees, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?
- Matt 18:10-112 verses73%
10Let it not seem to you that one of these little ones is of no value; for I say to you that in heaven their angels see at all times the face of my Father in heaven.
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- Matt 21:15-162 verses72%
15But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the works of power which he did, and the children crying out in the Temple, Glory to the son of David, they were angry and said to him,
16Have you any idea what these are saying? And Jesus said to them, Yes: have you not seen in the Writings, From the lips of children and babies at the breast you have made your praise complete?
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40And Jesus, stopping, gave orders that he was to come to him, and when he came near, he said to him,
- Matt 20:16-172 verses70%
16So the last will be first, and the first last.
17And when Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples on one side, and said to them,
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16But what comparison may I make of this generation? It is like children seated in the market-places, crying out to one another,
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18And he said, Give them to me.
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28Then he took him in his arms and gave praise to God and said,
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9Happy are the peacemakers: for they will be named sons of God.
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