36And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,
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And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 30-40)Here, I. Christ foretels his own approaching sufferings. He passed through Galilee with more expedition than usual, and would not that any man should know of it (Mark 9:30); because he had done many mighty and good works among them in vain, they shall not be invited to see them and have the benefit of them, as they have been. The time of his sufferings drew nigh, and therefore he was willing to be…
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