Luke 18:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

So Jesus called the children over to him and said, “Let the children come to me! Don't try to stop them. People who are like these children belong to God's kingdom.

Cross References

Genesis 21:4

and when the boy was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, just as the LORD had commanded.

2 Chronicles 20:13

While every man, woman, and child of Judah was standing there at the temple,

Jeremiah 32:39

I will make their thoughts and desires pure. Then they will realize that, for their own good and the good of their children, they must worship only me. They will even be afraid to turn away from me. I will make an agreement with them that will never end, and I won't ever stop doing good things for them. With all my heart I promise that they will be planted in this land once again.

Matthew 19:14

But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me, and don't try to stop them! People who are like these children belong to God's kingdom.”

Luke 18:15

Some people brought their little children for Jesus to bless. But when his disciples saw them doing this, they told the people to stop bothering him.

Luke 18:17

You will never get into God's kingdom unless you enter it like a child!”

Acts 2:39

This promise is for you and your children. It is for everyone our Lord God will choose, no matter where they live.”

1 Corinthians 14:20

My friends, stop thinking like children. Think like mature people and be as innocent as tiny babies.

1 Corinthians 7:14

Your husband or wife who isn't a follower is made holy by having you as a partner. This also makes your children holy and keeps them from being unclean in God's sight.

Deuteronomy 31:12

Everyone must come—men, women, children, and even the foreigners who live in your towns. And each new generation will listen and learn to worship the LORD their God with fear and trembling and to do exactly what is said in God's Law.

1 Peter 2:2

Be like newborn babies who are thirsty for the pure spiritual milk that will help you grow and be saved.