Focused Passage

Matthew 19:13-15

Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ

Matthew moves from Jesus’ geographical transition toward Judea, to healing crowds, to Pharisaic testing about divorce, to Jesus’ creation-grounded teaching on marriage, to the disciples’ question about singleness, to Jesus’ reception of children, to the rich young man’s failure to follow, to Jesus’ warning about riches, to the impossibility of salvation apart from God, and finally to the promise of reward in the renewal of all things.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

13 Then little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

14 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

15 And after He had placed His hands on them, He went on from there.

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Verse 13

Cross-references

Mark 10:13 BSB references Luke 18:15 BSB references Matthew 18:2 Classic cross-references Matthew 20:31 Classic cross-references Acts 2:39 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then Τότε G5119 Adverb little children παιδία G3813 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural were brought προσηνέχθησαν G4374 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural to [Jesus] αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular for ἵνα G2443 Conjunction Him to place ἐπιθῇ G2007 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular - τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural [His] hands χεῖρας G5495 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural on them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction pray [for them] προσεύξηται G4336 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular And δὲ G1161 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural disciples μαθηταὶ G3101 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural rebuked ἐπετίμησαν G2008 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural those [who brought them] αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person Plural

Verse 14

Cross-references

Matthew 18:3 Classic cross-references Luke 18:16 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 14:20 Classic cross-references Mark 10:14 Classic cross-references Matthew 11:25 Classic cross-references

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Let Ἄφετε G863 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural the τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural little children παιδία G3813 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural come ἐλθεῖν G2064 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active to πρός G4314 Preposition Me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb do not hinder κωλύετε G2967 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural them αὐτὰ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction the ἡ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular kingdom βασιλεία G932 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular of τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural heaven οὐρανῶν G3772 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural belongs ἐστὶν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural such as these τοιούτων G5108 Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural

Verse 15

Cross-references

Mark 10:16 Classic cross-references

Original words

And καὶ G2532 Conjunction after He had placed ἐπιθεὶς G2007 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [His] τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural hands χεῖρας G5495 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural on them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person Plural He went on ἐπορεύθη G4198 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular from there ἐκεῖθεν G1564 Adverb

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