Luke 18:16

World English Bible (2000)

Jesus summoned them, saying, "Allow the little children to come to me, and don't hinder them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 31:12 : 12 Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little ones, and your foreigner who is within your gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear Yahweh your God, and observe to do all the words of this law;
  • Acts 2:39 : 39 For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself."
  • 1 Cor 14:20 : 20 Brothers, don't be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.
  • 1 Pet 2:2 : 2 as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby,
  • 1 Cor 7:14 : 14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
  • Gen 21:4 : 4 Abraham circumcised his son, Isaac, when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
  • Gen 47:10-14 : 10 Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from the presence of Pharaoh. 11 Joseph placed his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 Joseph nourished his father, his brothers, and all of his father's household, with bread, according to their families. 13 There was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. 14 Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.
  • Deut 29:11 : 11 your little ones, your wives, and your foreigner who is in the midst of your camps, from the one who cuts your wood to the one who draws your water;
  • 2 Chr 20:13 : 13 All Judah stood before Yahweh, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.
  • Jer 32:39 : 39 and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
  • Matt 18:3-4 : 3 and said, "Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. 4 Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Matt 19:13-15
    3 verses
    95%

    13 Then little children were brought to him, that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.

    14 But Jesus said, "Allow the little children, and don't forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these."

    15 He laid his hands on them, and departed from there.

  • Mark 10:13-17
    5 verses
    92%

    13 They were bringing to him little children, that he should touch them, but the disciples rebuked those who were bringing them.

    14 But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said to them, "Allow the little children to come to me! Don't forbid them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

    15 Most certainly I tell you, whoever will not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child, he will in no way enter into it."

    16 He took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands on them.

    17 As he was going out into the way, one ran to him, knelt before him, and asked him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?"

  • Luke 18:17-18
    2 verses
    85%

    17 Most certainly, I tell you, whoever doesn't receive the Kingdom of God like a little child, he will in no way enter into it."

    18 A certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

  • Luke 18:15
    85%

    15 They were also bringing their babies to him, that he might touch them. But when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

  • Matt 18:1-6
    6 verses
    84%

    1 In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?"

    2 Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the midst of them,

    3 and said, "Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

    4 Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

    5 Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me,

    6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him that a huge millstone should be hung around his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depths of the sea.

  • Mark 9:36-39
    4 verses
    79%

    36 He took a little child, and set him in the midst of them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,

    37 "Whoever receives one such little child in my name, receives me, and whoever receives me, doesn't receive me, but him who sent me."

    38 John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone who doesn't follow us casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he doesn't follow us."

    39 But Jesus said, "Don't forbid him, for there is no one who will do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me.

  • Matt 18:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10 See that you don't despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

    11 For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost.

  • Luke 9:46-48
    3 verses
    73%

    46 There arose an argument among them about which of them was the greatest.

    47 Jesus, perceiving the reasoning of their hearts, took a little child, and set him by his side,

    48 and said to them, "Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great."

  • Matt 18:14
    73%

    14 Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

  • Matt 21:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children who were crying in the temple and saying, "Hosanna to the son of David!" they were indignant,

    16 and said to him, "Do you hear what these are saying?" Jesus said to them, "Yes. Did you never read, 'Out of the mouth of babes and nursing babies you have perfected praise?'"

  • Mark 10:23-24
    2 verses
    71%

    23 Jesus looked around, and said to his disciples, "How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!"

    24 The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answered again, "Children, how hard is it for those who trust in riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!

  • Mark 9:42
    70%

    42 Whoever will cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if he was thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around his neck.

  • Matt 11:16
    69%

    16 "But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions

  • Matt 8:11-12
    2 verses
    69%

    11 I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven,

    12 but the children of the Kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

  • Luke 17:2
    69%

    2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

  • John 13:33
    68%

    33 Little children, I will be with you a little while longer. You will seek me, and as I said to the Jews, 'Where I am going, you can't come,' so now I tell you.

  • Luke 8:51
    68%

    51 When he came to the house, he didn't allow anyone to enter in, except Peter, John, James, the father of the child, and her mother.

  • Mark 9:1
    68%

    1 He said to them, "Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste death until they see the Kingdom of God come with power."

  • Luke 9:50
    68%

    50 Jesus said to him, "Don't forbid him, for he who is not against us is for us."

  • Matt 3:14
    68%

    14 But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"

  • Matt 5:9
    68%

    9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.

  • Mark 7:27
    68%

    27 But Jesus said to her, "Let the children be filled first, for it is not appropriate to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

  • Luke 18:24
    67%

    24 Jesus, seeing that he became very sad, said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!

  • Luke 18:40
    67%

    40 Standing still, Jesus commanded him to be brought to him. When he had come near, he asked him,

  • Luke 10:9
    67%

    9 Heal the sick who are therein, and tell them, 'The Kingdom of God has come near to you.'

  • Matt 17:26
    67%

    26 Peter said to him, "From strangers." Jesus said to him, "Therefore the children are exempt.

  • Matt 14:18
    67%

    18 He said, "Bring them here to me."

  • Luke 12:32
    67%

    32 Don't be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.

  • Matt 15:30
    67%

    30 Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them,