Luke 18:15
Jesus and Little Children Now people were even bringing their babies to him for him to touch. But when the disciples saw it, they began to scold those who brought them.
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- Matt 19:13-15 : 13 Jesus and Little Children Then little children were brought to him for him to lay his hands on them and pray. But the disciples scolded those who brought them. 14 But Jesus said,“Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” 15 And he placed his hands on them and went on his way.
- Mark 10:13-16 : 13 Jesus and Little Children Now people were bringing little children to him for him to touch, but the disciples scolded those who brought them. 14 But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them,“Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.” 16 After he took the children in his arms, he placed his hands on them and blessed them.
- Luke 9:49-50 : 49 On the Right Side John answered,“Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he is not a disciple along with us.” 50 But Jesus said to him,“Do not stop him, for whoever is not against you is for you.”
- Luke 9:54 : 54 Now when his disciples James and John saw this, they said,“Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”
- 1 Sam 1:24 : 24 Then she took him up with her as soon as she had weaned him, along with three bulls, an ephah of flour, and a container of wine. She came to the LORD’s house at Shiloh, and the boy was with them.
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- Mark 10:13-164 verses92%
13 Jesus and Little Children Now people were bringing little children to him for him to touch, but the disciples scolded those who brought them.
14 But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them,“Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
15 I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”
16 After he took the children in his arms, he placed his hands on them and blessed them.
- Matt 19:13-153 verses90%
13 Jesus and Little Children Then little children were brought to him for him to lay his hands on them and pray. But the disciples scolded those who brought them.
14 But Jesus said,“Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
15 And he placed his hands on them and went on his way.
- Luke 18:16-172 verses85%
16 But Jesus called for the children, saying,“Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
17 I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”
- Matt 18:1-66 verses80%
1 Questions About the Greatest At that time the disciples came to Jesus saying,“Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
2 He called a child, had him stand among them,
3 and said,“I tell you the truth, unless you turn around and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven!
4 Whoever then humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 And whoever welcomes a child like this in my name welcomes me.
6 “But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the open sea.
- Mark 9:36-383 verses78%
36 He took a little child and had him stand among them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,
37 “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”
38 On Jesus’ Side John said to him,“Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.”
- Matt 21:14-163 verses74%
14 The blind and lame came to him in the temple courts, and he healed them.
15 But when the chief priests and the experts in the law saw the wonderful things he did and heard the children crying out in the temple courts,“Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became indignant
16 and said to him,“Do you hear what they are saying?” Jesus said to them,“Yes. Have you never read,‘Out of the mouths of children and nursing infants you have prepared praise for yourself’?”
- Luke 9:46-483 verses74%
46 Concerning the Greatest Now an argument started among the disciples as to which of them might be the greatest.
47 But when Jesus discerned their innermost thoughts, he took a child, had him stand by his side,
48 and said to them,“Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the one who is least among you all is the one who is great.”
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10 The Parable of the Lost Sheep“See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
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39 But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him,“Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”
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31 His disciples said to him,“You see the crowd pressing against you and you say,‘Who touched me?’”
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30 Then large crowds came to him bringing with them the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he healed them.
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16 I brought him to your disciples, but they were not able to heal him.”
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14 The Disciples’ Failure to Heal When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and experts in the law arguing with them.
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35 Then they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt, and had Jesus get on it.
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18 Then Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that moment.
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18 “Bring them here to me,” he replied.
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2 It would be better for him to have a millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.
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42 “If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone tied around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.
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14 In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost.
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10 For he had healed many, so that all who were afflicted with diseases pressed toward him in order to touch him.
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45 Then Jesus asked,“Who was it who touched me?” When they all denied it, Peter said,“Master, the crowds are surrounding you and pressing against you!”
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40 So Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar to be brought to him. When the man came near, Jesus asked him,
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40 And they began making fun of him. But he forced them all outside, and he took the child’s father and mother and his own companions and went into the room where the child was.
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40 I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not do so.”
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14 The Disciples’ Failure to Heal When they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him,
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32 They brought to him a deaf man who had difficulty speaking, and they asked him to place his hands on him.
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7 But Jesus came and touched them.“Get up,” he said.“Do not be afraid.”
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24 The disciples were astonished at these words. But again Jesus said to them,“Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
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2 “Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat.”
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34 But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest.
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16 “To what should I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another,
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42 As the boy was approaching, the demon threw him to the ground and shook him with convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.