Luke 18:16 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 18:16

But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Ambrose of Milan

Commentary on Luke (397)

Why does he say that children are fit for the kingdom of heaven? Perhaps it is because they do not know spitefulness, have not learned to deceive, dare not strike back, neglect to search for wealth, and do not work after honor and ambition.… Childhood is not meant, but rather goodness rivaling childlike simplicity. It is not a virtue to be unable to sin, but to be unwilling to do so and to retain perseverance of will, so that the will imitates childhood and the person imitates nature.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It is the mind of Christ that little children should be brought to him, and presented as living sacrifices to his honour: " Suffer little children to come to me, and forbid them not; let nothing be done to hinder them, for they shall be as welcome as any." The promise is to us, and to our seed; and therefore he that has the dispensing of promised blessings will bid them welcome to him with us.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

The ignorance of the disciples does not stand alone. On few subjects, perhaps, shall we find such strange opinions in the churches, as on the subject of the souls of children . Some think that children ought to be baptized, as a matter of course; and that if they die unbaptized — they cannot be saved. Others think that children ought not to be baptized, but can give no satisfactory reason why they think so. Some think that all children are regenerate by virtue of their baptism.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	But	G1161 →
Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Jesus	G2424 →
προσεκαλέσατο	prosekalesato	called	G4341 →
αὐτὰ	auta	them	G846 →
λέγων·	legōn	speaking;	G3004 →
ἄφετε	aphete	do permit	G863 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
παιδία	paidia	little children	G3813 →
ἔρχεσθαι	erchesthai	to come	G2064 →
πρός	pros	to	G4314 →
με	me	Me	G3165 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
κωλύετε	kōluete	do forbid	G2967 →
αὐτά·	auta	them;	G846 →
τῶν	tōn	<the>	G3588 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
τοιούτων	toioutōn	of such	G5108 →
ἐστὶν	estin	is	G1510 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
βασιλεία	basileia	kingdom	G932 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ.	theou	of God.	G2316 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Peter 2:2
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
leads to
- Hebrews 5:12–13
  Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!
- Ephesians 4:15
  Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
- 2 Peter 3:18
  But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
- 1 Corinthians 3:1–2
  Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
- Mark 10:15
  Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
Through
1 Corinthians 14:20
Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
leads to
- 1 Peter 2:2
  Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
- 1 Corinthians 13:11
  When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways.
- Romans 16:19
  Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.

About Luke

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Luke