Luke 18:16

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and Jesus having called them near, said, `Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;

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  • Deut 31:12 : 12 `Assemble the people, the men, and the women, and the infants, and thy sojourner who `is' within thy gates, so that they hear, and so that they learn, and have feared Jehovah your God, and observed to do all the words of this law;
  • Acts 2:39 : 39 for to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.'
  • 1 Cor 14:20 : 20 Brethren, become not children in the understanding, but in the evil be ye babes, and in the understanding become ye perfect;
  • 1 Pet 2:2 : 2 as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,
  • 1 Cor 7:14 : 14 for the unbelieving husband hath been sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife hath been sanctified in the husband; otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.
  • Gen 21:4 : 4 and Abraham circumciseth Isaac his son, `being' a son of eight days, as God hath commanded him.
  • Gen 47:10-14 : 10 And Jacob blesseth Pharaoh, and goeth out from before Pharaoh. 11 And Joseph settleth his father and his brethren, and giveth to them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh commanded; 12 and Joseph nourisheth his father, and his brethren, and all the house of his father `with' bread, according to the mouth of the infants. 13 And there is no bread in all the land, for the famine `is' very grievous, and the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan are feeble because of the famine; 14 and Joseph gathereth all the silver that is found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn that they are buying, and Joseph bringeth the silver into the house of Pharaoh.
  • Deut 29:11 : 11 your infants, your wives, and thy sojourner who `is' in the midst of thy camps, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water --
  • 2 Chr 20:13 : 13 And all Judah are standing before Jehovah, also their infants, their wives, and their sons.
  • Jer 32:39 : 39 and I have given to them one heart, and one way, to fear Me all the days, for good to them, and to their sons after them:
  • Matt 18:3-4 : 3 and said, `Verily I say to you, if ye may not be turned and become as the children, ye may not enter into the reign of the heavens; 4 whoever then may humble himself as this child, he is the greater in the reign of the heavens.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 19:13-15
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    95%

    13Then were brought near to him children that he might put hands on them and pray, and the disciples rebuked them.

    14But Jesus said, `Suffer the children, and forbid them not, to come unto me, for of such is the reign of the heavens;'

    15and having laid on them `his' hands, he departed thence.

  • Mark 10:13-17
    5 verses
    92%

    13And they were bringing to him children, that he might touch them, and the disciples were rebuking those bringing them,

    14and Jesus having seen, was much displeased, and he said to them, `Suffer the children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;

    15verily I say to you, whoever may not receive the reign of God, as a child -- he may not enter into it;'

    16and having taken them in his arms, having put `his' hands upon them, he was blessing them.

    17And as he is going forth into the way, one having run and having kneeled to him, was questioning him, `Good teacher, what may I do, that life age-during I may inherit?'

  • Luke 18:17-18
    2 verses
    85%

    17verily I say to you, Whoever may not receive the reign of God as a little child, may not enter into it.'

    18And a certain ruler questioned him, saying, `Good teacher, what having done -- shall I inherit life age-during?'

  • Luke 18:15
    85%

    15And they were bringing near also the babes, that he may touch them, and the disciples having seen did rebuke them,

  • Matt 18:1-6
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    84%

    1At that hour came the disciples near to Jesus, saying, `Who, now, is greater in the reign of the heavens?'

    2And Jesus having called near a child, did set him in the midst of them,

    3and said, `Verily I say to you, if ye may not be turned and become as the children, ye may not enter into the reign of the heavens;

    4whoever then may humble himself as this child, he is the greater in the reign of the heavens.

    5`And he who may receive one such child in my name, doth receive me,

    6and whoever may cause to stumble one of those little ones who are believing in me, it is better for him that a weighty millstone may be hanged upon his neck, and he may be sunk in the depth of the sea.

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    4 verses
    79%

    36And having taken a child, he set him in the midst of them, and having taken him in his arms, said to them,

    37`Whoever may receive one of such children in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth not receive me, but Him who sent me.'

    38And John did answer him, saying, `Teacher, we saw a certain one in thy name casting out demons, who doth not follow us, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow us.'

    39And Jesus said, `Forbid him not, for there is no one who shall do a mighty work in my name, and shall be able readily to speak evil of me:

  • Matt 18:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10`Beware! -- ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,

    11for the Son of Man did come to save the lost.

  • Luke 9:46-48
    3 verses
    73%

    46And there entered a reasoning among them, this, Who may be greater of them?

    47and Jesus having seen the reasoning of their heart, having taken hold of a child, set him beside himself,

    48and said to them, `Whoever may receive this child in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth receive Him who sent me, for he who is least among you all -- he shall be great.'

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    73%

    14so it is not will in presence of your Father who is in the heavens, that one of these little ones may perish.

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    2 verses
    72%

    15and the chief priests and the scribes having seen the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, `Hosanna to the Son of David,' were much displeased;

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    2 verses
    71%

    23And Jesus having looked round, saith to his disciples, `How hardly shall they who have riches enter into the reign of God!'

    24And the disciples were astonished at his words, and Jesus again answering saith to them, `Children, how hard is it to those trusting on the riches to enter into the reign of God!

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    70%

    42and whoever may cause to stumble one of the little ones believing in me, better is it for him if a millstone is hanged about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea.

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    69%

    16`And to what shall I liken this generation? it is like little children in market-places, sitting and calling to their comrades,

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    2 verses
    69%

    11and I say to you, that many from east and west shall come and recline (at meat) with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the reign of the heavens,

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    69%

    2it is more profitable to him if a weighty millstone is put round about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea, than that he may cause one of these little ones to stumble.

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    68%

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    68%

    50and Jesus said unto him, `Forbid not, for he who is not against us, is for us.'

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    40And Jesus having stood, commanded him to be brought unto him, and he having come nigh, he questioned him,

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    67%

    9and heal the ailing in it, and say to them, The reign of God hath come nigh to you.

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    26Peter saith to him, `From the strangers.' Jesus said to him, `Then are the sons free;

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    30and there came to him great multitudes, having with them lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they did cast them at the feet of Jesus, and he healed them,