Luke 18:16

New Living Translation

Then Jesus called for the children and said to the disciples, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children.

Cross References

Genesis 21:4

Eight days after Isaac was born, Abraham circumcised him as God had commanded.

2 Chronicles 20:13

As all the men of Judah stood before the Lord with their little ones, wives, and children,

Jeremiah 32:39

And I will give them one heart and one purpose: to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants.

Matthew 19:14

But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.”

Luke 18:15

One day some parents brought their little children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But when the disciples saw this, they scolded the parents for bothering him.

Luke 18:17

I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”

Acts 2:39

This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away—all who have been called by the Lord our God.”

1 Corinthians 14:20

Dear brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent as babies when it comes to evil, but be mature in understanding matters of this kind.

1 Corinthians 7:14

For the believing wife brings holiness to her marriage, and the believing husband brings holiness to his marriage. Otherwise, your children would not be holy, but now they are holy.

Deuteronomy 29:11

Your little ones and your wives are with you, as well as the foreigners living among you who chop your wood and carry your water.

Deuteronomy 31:12

Call them all together—men, women, children, and the foreigners living in your towns—so they may hear this Book of Instruction and learn to fear the Lord your God and carefully obey all the terms of these instructions.

1 Peter 2:2

Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment,