Luke 18:16

Geneva Bible (1560)

But Iesus called them vnto him, and said, Suffer the babes to come vnto mee, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdome of God.

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  • Deut 31:12 : 12 Gather the people together: men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may heare, and that they may learne, and feare the Lorde your God, and keepe and obserue all the wordes of this Lawe,
  • Acts 2:39 : 39 For the promise is made vnto you, and to your children, and to all that are a farre off, euen as many as the Lord our God shall call.
  • 1 Cor 14:20 : 20 Brethren, be not children in vnderstanding, but as concerning maliciousnes be children, but in vnderstanding be of a ripe age.
  • 1 Pet 2:2 : 2 As newe borne babes desire that sincere milke of the woorde, that yee may growe thereby,
  • 1 Cor 7:14 : 14 For the vnbeleeuing husband is sanctified to the wife, and the vnbeleeuing wife is sanctified to the husbande, els were your children vncleane: but nowe are they holie.
  • Gen 21:4 : 4 Then Abraha circumcised Izhak his sonne, when he was eight dayes olde, as God had commanded him.
  • Gen 47:10-14 : 10 And Iaakob tooke leaue of Pharaoh, & departed from the presence of Pharaoh. 11 And Ioseph placed his father, and his brethren, and gaue them possession in the lande of Egypt, in the best of the land, euen in the lande of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 And Ioseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his fathers houshold with bread, euen to the yong children. 13 Now there was no bread in all the land: for the famine was exceeding sore: so that the land of Egypt, and the land of Canaan were famished by reason of the famine. 14 And Ioseph gathered all the money, that was found in the land of Egypt, & in the land of Canaan, for the corne which they bought, & Ioseph layd vp the money in Pharaohs house.
  • Deut 29:11 : 11 Your children, your wiues, and thy stranger that is in thy campe from the hewer of thy wood, vnto the drawer of thy water,
  • 2 Chr 20:13 : 13 And all Iudah stoode before the Lorde with their yong ones, their wiues, and their children.
  • Jer 32:39 : 39 And I wil giue them one heart and one way that they may feare me for euer for ye wealth of them, and of their children after them.
  • Matt 18:3-4 : 3 And sayd, Verely I say vnto you, except ye be conuerted, and become as litle children, ye shall not enter into the kingdome of heauen. 4 Whosoeuer therefore shal humble himselfe as this litle childe, the same is the greatest in the kingdome of heauen.

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  • Matt 19:13-15
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    13Then were brought to him litle children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

    14But Iesus sayd, Suffer the litle children, and forbid them not to come to me: for of such is the kingdome of heauen.

    15And when he had put his hands on them, he departed thence.

  • Mark 10:13-17
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    13Then they brought litle children to him, that he should touch them, and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.

    14But when Iesus sawe it, he was displeased, and said to them, Suffer the litle children to come vnto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdome of God.

    15Verely I say vnto you, Whosoeuer shall not receiue the kingdome of God as a litle childe, he shall not enter therein.

    16And he tooke them vp in his armes, and put his hands vpon them, and blessed them.

    17And when hee was gone out on the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I doe, that I may possesse eternall life?

  • Luke 18:17-18
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    17Verely I say vnto you, whosoeuer receiueth not the kingdome of God as a babe, he shall not enter therein.

    18Then a certaine ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what ought I to doe, to inherite eternall life?

  • Luke 18:15
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    15They brought vnto him also babes that he should touche them. And when his disciples sawe it, they rebuked them.

  • Matt 18:1-6
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    84%

    1The same time the disciples came vnto Iesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdome of heauen?

    2And Iesus called a litle childe vnto him, and set him in the mids of them,

    3And sayd, Verely I say vnto you, except ye be conuerted, and become as litle children, ye shall not enter into the kingdome of heauen.

    4Whosoeuer therefore shal humble himselfe as this litle childe, the same is the greatest in the kingdome of heauen.

    5And whosoeuer shall receiue one such litle childe in my name, receiueth me.

    6But whosoeuer shal offend one of these litle ones which beleeue in me, it were better for him, that a milstone were hanged about his necke, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

  • Mark 9:36-39
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    79%

    36And he tooke a litle childe, and set him in the middes of them, and tooke him in his armes, and sayd vnto them,

    37Whosoeuer shall receiue one of such litle children in my Name, receiueth me: and whosoeuer receiueth mee, receiueth not me, but him that sent me.

    38Then Iohn answered him, saying, Master, we sawe one casting out deuils by thy Name, which followeth not vs, and we forbade him, because he followeth vs not.

    39But Iesus sayd, Forbid him not: for there is no man that can doe a miracle by my Name, that can lightly speake euill of me.

  • Matt 18:10-11
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    10See that ye despise not one of these litle ones: for I say vnto you, that in heauen their Angels alwayes behold the face of my Father which is in heauen.

    11For the Sonne of man is come to saue that which was lost.

  • Luke 9:46-48
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    46Then there arose a disputation among them, which of them should be the greatest.

    47When Iesus sawe the thoughtes of their heartes, he tooke a litle childe, & set him by him,

    48And said vnto them, Whosoeuer receiueth this litle childe in my Name, receiueth me: and whosoeuer shall receiue me, receiueth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, he shall be great.

  • Matt 18:14
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    14So is it not ye wil of your Father which is in heauen, that one of these litle ones should perish.

  • Matt 21:15-16
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    15But when the chiefe priestes and Scribes sawe the marueiles that hee did, and the children crying in the Temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Sonne of Dauid, they disdained,

    16And said vnto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Iesus said vnto them, Yea: read ye neuer, By the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast made perfite the praise?

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    23And Iesus looked round about, & sayd vnto his disciples, Howe hardly doe they that haue riches, enter into the kingdome of God!

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    16But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like vnto litle children which sit in the markets, and call vnto their fellowes,

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    11But I say vnto you, that many shall come from the East and West, and shall sit downe with Abraham, and Isaac, and Iacob, in the kingdome of heauen.

    12And the children of the kingdome shall be cast out into vtter darkenes: there shalbe weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  • Luke 17:2
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    33Litle children, yet a litle while am I with you: ye shall seeke me, but as I sayde vnto the Iewes, Whither I goe, can ye not come: also to you say I nowe,

  • Luke 8:51
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    51And when he went into the house, he suffered no man to goe in with him, saue Peter, and Iames, and Iohn, and the father and mother of the maide.

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    1And he saide vnto them, Verely I say vnto you, that there be some of them that stande here, which shall not taste of death till they haue seene the kingdome of God come with power.

  • Luke 9:50
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    14But Iohn earnestly put him backe, saying, I haue neede to be baptized of thee, and commest thou to me?

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    9Blessed are the peace makers: for they shal be called the children of God.

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    27But Iesus saide vnto her, Let the children first be fedde: for it is not good to take the childrens bread, and to cast it vnto whelpes.

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    24And when Iesus sawe him very sorowfull, he said, With what difficultie shall they that haue riches, enter into the kingdome of God!

  • Luke 18:40
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    40And Iesus stoode stil, and commanded him to be brought vnto him; when he was come neere, he asked him,

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    9And heale the sicke that are there, and say vnto them, The kingdome of God is come neere vnto you.

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    26Peter sayd vnto him, Of strangers. Then said Iesus vnto him, Then are the children free.

  • Matt 14:18
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    18And he saide, Bring them hither to me.

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    32Feare not, litle flocke: for it is your Fathers pleasure, to giue you the kingdome.

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    30And great multitudes came vnto him, hauing with them, halt, blinde, dumme, maymed, and many other, and cast them downe at Iesus feete, and he healed them.