Mat 19:13-15 | NASB1995 | STEP | Then some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray ; and the disciples rebuked them.

a Matt 19:13-15: Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17

c Matt 18:3; Mark 10:15; Luke 18:17; 1 Cor 14:20; 1 Pet 2:2

Matthew 19:13-15

Jesus Blesses Little Children

13 ^aThen some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. 14 But Jesus said, ^{▼▼ Or Permit the children
,} ^c“Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for ^dthe kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” 15 After laying His hands on them, He departed from there.