Matthew 18:2
And Jesus having called near a child, did set him in the midst of them,
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- Matt 19:13-14 : 13 Then were brought near to him children that he might put hands on them and pray, and the disciples rebuked them. 14 But Jesus said, `Suffer the children, and forbid them not, to come unto me, for of such is the reign of the heavens;'
- Mark 9:36-37 : 36 And 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.'
- 1 Kgs 3:7 : 7 And now, O Jehovah my God, Thou hast caused thy servant to reign instead of David my father; and I `am' a little child, I do not know to go out and to come in;
- Jer 1:7 : 7 And Jehovah saith unto me, `Do not say, I `am' a youth, for to all to whom I send thee thou goest, and all that I command thee thou speakest.
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- Mark 9:34-374 verses87%
34 and they were silent, for with one another they did reason in the way who is greater;
35 and having sat down he called the twelve, and he saith to them, `If any doth will to be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all.'
36 And 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.'
- Matt 18:3-64 verses85%
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.
5 `And he who may receive one such child in my name, doth receive me,
6 and 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.
- Luke 18:15-184 verses84%
15 And they were bringing near also the babes, that he may touch them, and the disciples having seen did rebuke them,
16 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;
17 verily I say to you, Whoever may not receive the reign of God as a little child, may not enter into it.'
18 And a certain ruler questioned him, saying, `Good teacher, what having done -- shall I inherit life age-during?'
- Luke 9:46-483 verses83%
46 And there entered a reasoning among them, this, Who may be greater of them?
47 and Jesus having seen the reasoning of their heart, having taken hold of a child, set him beside himself,
48 and 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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1 At that hour came the disciples near to Jesus, saying, `Who, now, is greater in the reign of the heavens?'
- Matt 19:13-153 verses80%
13 Then were brought near to him children that he might put hands on them and pray, and the disciples rebuked them.
14 But Jesus said, `Suffer the children, and forbid them not, to come unto me, for of such is the reign of the heavens;'
15 and having laid on them `his' hands, he departed thence.
- Mark 10:13-175 verses78%
13 And they were bringing to him children, that he might touch them, and the disciples were rebuking those bringing them,
14 and 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;
15 verily I say to you, whoever may not receive the reign of God, as a child -- he may not enter into it;'
16 and having taken them in his arms, having put `his' hands upon them, he was blessing them.
17 And 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?'
- Matt 18:10-112 verses73%
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,
11 for the Son of Man did come to save the lost.
- Matt 21:15-162 verses72%
15 and 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;
16 and they said to him, `Hearest thou what these say?' And Jesus saith to them, `Yes, did ye never read, that, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou didst prepare praise?'
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40 And Jesus having stood, commanded him to be brought unto him, and he having come nigh, he questioned him,
- Matt 20:16-172 verses70%
16 So the last shall be first, and the first last, for many are called, and few chosen.'
17 And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples by themselves in the way, and said to them,
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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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42 and 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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14 so 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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35 and they brought it unto Jesus, and having cast their garments upon the colt, they did set Jesus upon it.
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2 it 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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20 for where there are two or three gathered together -- to my name, there am I in the midst of them.'
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18 and Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him, and the lad was healed from that hour.
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1 And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him,
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1 Then Jesus spake to the multitudes, and to his disciples,
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18 And he said, `Bring ye them to me hither.'
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33 `Little children, yet a little am I with you; ye will seek me, and, according as I said to the Jews -- Whither I go away, ye are not able to come, to you also I do say `it' now.
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28 then he took him in his arms, and blessed God, and he said,
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2 and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.
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14 And when they came unto the multitude, there came to him a man, kneeling down to him,
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2 and all the people were coming unto him, and having sat down, he was teaching them;
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9 `Happy the peacemakers -- because they shall be called Sons of God.
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24 And 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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21 and he said to her, `What wilt thou?' She saith to him, `Say, that they may sit -- these my two sons -- one on thy right hand, and one on the left, in thy reign.'
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2 And after six days doth Jesus take Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up to a high mount by themselves, alone, and he was transfigured before them,