Verse 16

But{G1161} Jesus{G2424} called{G4341}{(G5666)} them{G846} unto him, and said{G2036}{(G5627)}, Suffer{G863}{(G5628)} little children{G3813} to come{G2064}{(G5738)} unto{G4314} me{G3165}, and{G2532} forbid{G2967}{(G5720)} them{G846} not{G3361}: for{G1063} of such{G5108} is{G2076}{(G5748)} the kingdom{G932} of God{G2316}.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 31:12 : 12 Gather{H6950} the people{H5971} together{H6950}{(H8685)}, men{H582}, and women{H802}, and children{H2945}, and thy stranger{H1616} that is within thy gates{H8179}, that they may hear{H8085}{(H8799)}, and that they may learn{H3925}{(H8799)}, and fear{H3372}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}, and observe{H8104}{(H8804)} to do{H6213}{(H8800)} all the words{H1697} of this law{H8451}:
  • Acts 2:39 : 39 For{G1063} the promise{G1860} is{G2076}{(G5748)} unto you{G5213}, and{G2532} to your{G5216} children{G5043}, and{G2532} to all{G3956} that are afar off{G1519}{G3112}, even as many as{G3745} the Lord{G2962} our{G2257} God{G2316} shall call{G302}{G4341}{(G5667)}.
  • 1 Cor 14:20 : 20 Brethren{G80}, be{G1096}{(G5737)} not{G3361} children{G3813} in understanding{G5424}: howbeit{G235} in malice{G2549} be ye children{G3515}{(G5720)}, but{G1161} in understanding{G5424} be{G1096}{(G5737)} men{G5046}.
  • 1 Pet 2:2 : 2 As{G5613} newborn{G738} babes{G1025}, desire{G1971}{(G5657)} the sincere{G97} milk{G1051} of the word{G3050}, that{G2443} ye may grow{G837}{(G5686)} thereby{G1722}{G846}:
  • 1 Cor 7:14 : 14 For{G1063} the unbelieving{G571} husband{G435} is sanctified{G37}{(G5769)} by{G1722} the wife{G1135}, and{G2532} the unbelieving{G571} wife{G1135} is sanctified{G37}{(G5769)} by{G1722} the husband{G435}: else{G686}{G1893} were{G2076}{(G5748)} your{G5216} children{G5043} unclean{G169}; but{G1161} now{G3568} are they{G2076}{(G5748)} holy{G40}.
  • Gen 21:4 : 4 And Abraham{H85} circumcised{H4135}{(H8799)} his son{H1121} Isaac{H3327} being eight{H8083} days{H3117} old{H1121}, as God{H430} had commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} him.
  • Gen 47:10-14 : 10 And Jacob{H3290} blessed{H1288}{(H8762)} Pharaoh{H6547}, and went out{H3318}{(H8799)} from before{H6440} Pharaoh{H6547}. 11 And Joseph{H3130} placed{H3427}{(H8686)} his father{H1} and his brethren{H251}, and gave{H5414}{(H8799)} them a possession{H272} in the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}, in the best{H4315} of the land{H776}, in the land{H776} of Rameses{H7486}, as Pharaoh{H6547} had commanded{H6680}{(H8765)}. 12 And Joseph{H3130} nourished{H3557}{(H8770)} his father{H1}, and his brethren{H251}, and all his father's{H1} household{H1004}, with bread{H3899}, according{H6310} to their families{H2945}. 13 And there was no bread{H3899} in all the land{H776}; for the famine{H7458} was very{H3966} sore{H3515}, so that the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} and all the land{H776} of Canaan{H3667} fainted{H3856}{(H8799)} by reason{H6440} of the famine{H7458}. 14 And Joseph{H3130} gathered up{H3950}{(H8762)} all the money{H3701} that was found{H4672}{(H8737)} in the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}, and in the land{H776} of Canaan{H3667}, for the corn{H7668} which they bought{H7666}{(H8802)}: and Joseph{H3130} brought{H935}{(H8686)} the money{H3701} into Pharaoh's{H6547} house{H1004}.
  • Deut 29:11 : 11 Your little ones{H2945}, your wives{H802}, and thy stranger{H1616} that is in{H7130} thy camp{H4264}, from the hewer{H2404}{(H8802)} of thy wood{H6086} unto the drawer{H7579}{(H8802)} of thy water{H4325}:
  • 2 Chr 20:13 : 13 And all Judah{H3063} stood{H5975}{(H8802)} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}, with{H1571} their little ones{H2945}, their wives{H802}, and their children{H1121}.
  • Jer 32:39 : 39 And I will give{H5414}{(H8804)} them one{H259} heart{H3820}, and one{H259} way{H1870}, that they may fear{H3372}{(H8800)} me for ever{H3117}, for the good{H2896} of them, and of their children{H1121} after{H310} them:
  • Matt 18:3-4 : 3 And{G2532} said{G2036}{(G5627)}, Verily{G281} I say{G3004}{(G5719)} unto you{G5213}, Except{G3362} ye be converted{G4762}{(G5652)}, and{G2532} become{G1096}{(G5638)} as{G5613} little children{G3813}, ye shall{G1525} not{G3364} enter{G1525}{(G5632)} into{G1519} the kingdom{G932} of heaven{G3772}. 4 Whosoever{G3748} therefore{G3767} shall humble{G5013}{(G5661)} himself{G1438} as{G5613} this{G5124} little child{G3813}, the same{G3778} is{G2076}{(G5748)} greatest{G3187} in{G1722} the kingdom{G932} of heaven{G3772}.