Some people were bringing little children to Him so He might touch them, but His disciples rebuked them.
Gather the people; sanctify the congregation; assemble the aged; gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the groom leave his bedroom, and the bride her honeymoon chamber.
Many people told him to keep quiet, but he was crying out all the more, “Have mercy on me, Son of David! ”
John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him because he wasn’t following us.”