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King James Bible - Luke 18:16

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 18:16

Mas Jes�s llam�ndolos, dijo: Dejad a los ni�os venir a mí, y no lo impid�is; porque de los tales es el Reino de Dios.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 16. But Jesus called them unto him , etc.] Not the disciples, as the Ethiopic version reads, nor the persons that brought the children, but the children themselves; for the antecedent to the relative auta , �them�, can be no other; which shows, that these infants were not new born babes, or children at the breast, but such as were more grown up, since they were capable of being called to, and of coming to Christ: and said ; that is, to the disciples; so the Persic version expresses it: suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not ; (see Gill on � Matthew 19:14�) for of such is the kingdom of God ; or �of heaven�, as the Syriac version reads, and as in ( Matthew 19:14) that is, the kingdom of God belongs to such, �who are as these�; or, �like to these�: as the Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions render the words; ((see Gill on � Matthew 19:14�).)

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 15-17 - None are too little, too young, to be brought to Christ, who knows ho to show kindness to those not capable of doing service to him. It is the mind of Christ, that little children should be brought to him. The promise is to us, and to our seed; therefore He will bid them welcom to him with us. And we must receive his kingdom as children, not be purchase, and must call it our Father's gift.

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Greek Textus Receptus

ο 3588 T-NSM δε 1161 CONJ ιησους 2424 N-NSM προσκαλεσαμενος 4341 5666 V-ADP-NSM αυτα 846 P-APN ειπεν 2036 5627 V-2AAI-3S αφετε 863 5628 V-2AAM-2P τα 3588 T-APN παιδια 3813 N-APN ερχεσθαι 2064 5738 V-PNN προς 4314 PREP με 3165 P-1AS και 2532 CONJ μη 3361 PRT-N κωλυετε 2967 5720 V-PAM-2P αυτα 846 P-APN των 3588 T-GPN γαρ 1063 CONJ τοιουτων 5108 D-GPN εστιν 2076 5748 V-PXI-3S η 3588 T-NSF βασιλεια 932 N-NSF του 3588 T-GSM θεου 2316 N-GSM

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Vincent's NT Word Studies

16. Suffer. See on Matt. xix. 14. Only Mark notes the taking in his arms.

18-30. Compare Matt. xix. 16-30; xx. 1-16; Mark x. 17-31.

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Robertson's NT Word Studies

18:16 {Called} (prosekalesato). Indirect middle aorist indicative, called the children with their parents to himself and qen rebuked the disciples for their rebuke of the parents. The language of Jesus is precisely that of #Mr 10:14 which see, and nearly that of #Mt 19:14 which see also. The plea of Jesus that children be allowed to come to him is one that many parents need to heed. It is a tragedy to think of parents "forbidding" their children or of preachers doing the same or of both being stumbling-blocks to children.