Then[some] childrenwere broughtto Him sothat He might layHis handson them and pray;and the disciplesrebukedthem.
Now it cameabout afterthesethingsthat Josephwas told,"Behold,your fatheris sick."So he tookhis twosonsManassehand Ephraimwith him.
and I will givethem oneheartand oneway,that they may fearMe always,for their own goodand for [the good of] their childrenafterthem.
Petertook Him asideand beganto rebukeHim, saying,"God forbid[it], Lord!Thisshall neverhappento You."
"For there are eunuchswhowere bornthat wayfrom their mother'swomb;and there are eunuchswhowere madeeunuchsby men;and there are [also] eunuchswhomadethemselveseunuchsfor the sakeof the kingdomof heaven.He who is ableto accept[this], let him accept[it]."
The crowdsternly toldthem to be quiet,but they criedout all the more,"Lord,Sonof David,have mercyon us!"
"For the promiseis for you and your childrenand for allwhoare far off,as manyas the Lordour Godwill callto Himself."
For the unbelievinghusbandis sanctifiedthroughhis wife,and the unbelievingwifeis sanctifiedthroughher believing husband;for otherwiseyour childrenare unclean,but nowthey are holy.
Now whenshe had weanedhim, she tookhim up with her, with a three-year-oldbulland oneephahof flourand a jugof wine,and broughthim to the houseof the LORDin Shiloh,although the childwas young.
