Luke 18:16 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁶ But Jesus called the little children to him and said to his followers, “Let the little children come to me. Don’t stop them, because God’s kingdom belongs to people who are like these little children.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ But Jesus called them [the parents] to Him, saying, Allow the little children to come to Me, and do not hinder them, for to such [as these] belongs the kingdom of God.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ But Jesus called them unto him, saying, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for to such belongeth the kingdom of God.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Then Jesus called them to him and said, “Allow the children to come to me. Don’t forbid them, because God’s kingdom belongs to people like these children.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ But Jesus, calling them together, said: "Allow the children to come to me, and do not be an obstacle to them. For of such is the kingdom of God.

Luke 18:16 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 21:4

Abraham did what God commanded and circumcised Isaac when he was eight days old.

2 Chronicles 20:13

All the men of Judah stood before the Lord with their wives, babies, and children.

Jeremiah 32:39

I will give them the desire to be one, united people. They will have one goal—to worship me all their lives. They and their children will want to do this.

Matthew 19:14

But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me. Don’t stop them, because God’s kingdom belongs to people who are like these children.”

Luke 18:15

Some people brought their small children to Jesus so that he could lay his hands on them to bless them. But when the followers saw this, they told the people not to do this.

Luke 18:17

The truth is, you must accept God’s kingdom like a little child accepts things, or you will never enter it.”

Acts 2:39

This promise is for you. It is also for your children and for the people who are far away. It is for everyone the Lord our God calls to himself.”

1 Corinthians 14:20

Brothers and sisters, don’t think like children. In evil things be like babies, but in your thinking you should be like full-grown adults.

1 Corinthians 7:14

The husband who is not a believer is set apart for God through his believing wife. And the wife who is not a believer is set apart for God through her believing husband. If this were not true, your children would be unfit for God’s use. But now they are set apart for him.

Deuteronomy 29:11

Your wives and children are here and also the foreigners living among you—the people who cut your wood and bring you water.

Deuteronomy 31:12

Bring together all the people—the men, the women, the little children, and the foreigners living in your cities. They will hear the teachings, and they will learn to respect the Lord your God. Then they will be able to do everything in this Book of Teachings.

1 Peter 2:2

Like newborn babies hungry for milk, you should want the pure teaching that feeds your spirit. With it you can grow up and be saved.