"Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put {his} hands on them, and pray: and the disciples re…" — Matthew 19:13

Matthew 19:13 · KJV

“Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put {his} hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.”

— Matthew 19:13

Verse 12

For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from {their} mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive {it}, let him receive {it}.

Verse 14

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 19 — Context

But he said unto them, All {men} cannot receive this saying, save {they} to whom it is given.

Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put {his} hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

And he laid {his} hands on them, and departed thence.

Cross References

Mark 10:13-16

And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and {his} disciples rebuked those that brought {them}.

Luke 18:15-17

And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when {his} disciples saw {it}, they rebuked them.

Matthew 18:2-5

And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,

Acts 2:39

For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, {even} as many as the Lord our God shall call.

1 Corinthians 7:14

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

1 Samuel 1:24

And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child {was} young.

Matthew 20:31

And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, {thou} Son of David.

Luke 9:54-55

And when his disciples James and John saw {this}, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?