16But 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.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. …
Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-17)This passage of story we had both in Matthew and Mark; it very fitly follows here after the story of the publican, as a confirmation of the truth which was to be illustrated by that parable, that those shall be accepted with God, and honoured, who humble themselves, and for them Christ has blessings in store , the choicest and best of blessings. Observe here, 1. Those who are themselves blessed in…
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