Luke 18:15

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

People were bringing babies to Jesus so He could touch them [i.e., to bestow a blessing on them], but when His disciples saw this, they spoke harshly to these people.

Cross References

Luke 18:16

But Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Allow these little children to come to me and stop trying to prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these [i.e., humble ones. See Matt. 19:14].

Luke 9:54

And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said [to Him], “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to burn them up?”