Matthew 19:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But Jesus said, Let the little ones come to me, and do not keep them away: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

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  • Matt 18:3 : 3 And 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.
  • Luke 18:16-17 : 16 But 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. 17 Truly 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.
  • 1 Cor 14:20 : 20 My brothers, do not be children in mind: in evil be as little children, but in mind be of full growth.
  • Gen 17:7-8 : 7 And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you. 8 And to you and to your seed after you, I will give the land in which you are living, all the land of Canaan for an eternal heritage; and I will be their God.
  • Judg 13:7 : 7 But he said to me, You are with child and will give birth to a son; and now do not take any wine or strong drink or let anything unclean be your food; for the child will be separate to God from his birth to the day of his death.
  • 1 Sam 1:11 : 11 And she made an oath, and said, O Lord of armies, if you will truly take note of the sorrow of your servant, not turning away from me but keeping me in mind, and will give me a man-child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.
  • 1 Sam 1:22 : 22 But Hannah did not go, for she said to her husband, I will not go till the child has been taken from the breast, and then I will take him with me and put him before the Lord, where he may be for ever.
  • 1 Sam 1:24 : 24 Then when she had done so, she took him with her, with a three-year old ox and an ephah of meal and a skin full of wine, and took him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh: now the child was still very young.
  • 1 Sam 2:18 : 18 But Samuel did the work of the Lord's house, while he was a child, dressed in a linen ephod.
  • Matt 11:25 : 25 At that time Jesus made answer and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children.
  • Gen 17:24-26 : 24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he underwent circumcision. 25 And Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old when he underwent circumcision. 26 Abraham and Ishmael, his son, underwent circumcision on that very day.
  • Gen 21:4 : 4 And when his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham made him undergo circumcision, as God had said to him.
  • Mark 10:14 : 14 And 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.
  • 1 Pet 2:1-2 : 1 So putting away all wrongdoing, and all tricks and deceits and envies and evil talk, 2 Be full of desire for the true milk of the word, as babies at their mothers' breasts, so that you may go on to salvation;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 18:15-17
    3 verses
    95%

    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.

  • Mark 10:13-16
    4 verses
    92%

    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.

  • Matt 19:13
    86%

    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.

  • Matt 18:1-6
    6 verses
    80%

    1In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

    2And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them,

    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.

  • Matt 19:15
    79%

    15And he put his hands on them, and went away.

  • Mark 9:36-39
    4 verses
    76%

    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.

    38John said to him, Master, we saw one driving out evil spirits in your name: and we said that he might not, because he is not one of us.

    39But Jesus said, Say not so: for there is no man who will do a great work in my name, and be able at the same time to say evil of me.

  • Matt 18:10-11
    2 verses
    74%

    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 18:14
    73%

    14Even so it is not the pleasure of your Father in heaven for one of these little ones to come to destruction.

  • Luke 9:47-50
    4 verses
    72%

    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.

    49And John, answering, said, Master, we saw a man driving out evil spirits in your name, and we did not let him do it, because he was not one of us.

    50But Jesus said to him, Let him do it, for he who is not against you is for you.

  • Mark 9:42
    70%

    42And whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea.

  • Mark 10:23-24
    2 verses
    70%

    23And Jesus, looking round about, said to his disciples, How hard it is for those who have wealth to come into the kingdom of God!

    24And the disciples were full of wonder at his words. But Jesus said to them again, Children, how hard it is for those who put faith in wealth to come into the kingdom of God!

  • Matt 21:14-16
    3 verses
    70%

    14And the blind and the broken in body came to him in the Temple, and he made them well.

    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?

  • Luke 17:2
    69%

    2It would be well for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea, before he made trouble for any of these little ones.

  • Matt 3:14-15
    2 verses
    69%

    14But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?

    15But Jesus made answer, saying to him, Let it be so now: because so it is right for us to make righteousness complete. Then he gave him baptism.

  • Matt 8:11-12
    2 verses
    69%

    11And I say to you that numbers will come from the east and the west, and will take their seats with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:

    12But the sons of the kingdom will be put out into the dark, and there will be weeping and cries of pain.

  • Matt 19:23
    68%

    23And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly I say to you, It is hard for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of heaven.

  • John 13:33
    68%

    33My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come.

  • Luke 8:51
    67%

    51And when he came to the house he did not let any man go in with him, but only Peter and John and James, and the father of the girl and her mother.

  • Mark 5:37
    67%

    37And he did not let anyone come with him, but Peter and James and John, the brother of James.

  • Mark 7:27
    67%

    27And he said to her, Let the children first have their food: for it is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.

  • Matt 25:34
    67%

    34Then will the King say to those on his right, Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was:

  • Mark 9:1
    67%

    1And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There are some here who will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God come with power.

  • Matt 11:16
    67%

    16But what comparison may I make of this generation? It is like children seated in the market-places, crying out to one another,

  • Matt 5:9
    67%

    9Happy are the peacemakers: for they will be named sons of God.

  • Matt 14:14
    67%

    14And he came out and saw a great number of people and he had pity on them, and made well those of them who were ill.

  • Matt 15:30
    67%

    30And there came to him great numbers of people having with them those who were broken in body, or blind, or without voice, or wounded, or ill in any way, and a number of others; they put them down at his feet and he made them well:

  • Matt 19:2
    67%

    2And a great number went after him; and he made them well there.

  • Luke 9:42
    67%

    42And while he was coming, he was pushed violently down and twisted by the evil spirit. But Jesus gave sharp orders to the unclean spirit, and made the boy well, and gave him back to his father.