Matthew 19:13 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 19:13

Then the little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

BSB

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ASV

Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should lay his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

KJV

Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Then were there brought unto him little children,.... It does not appear that they were new born babes; the words used by either of the evangelists do not always signify such, but are sometimes used of such as are capable of going alone; yea, of receiving instructions, of understanding the Scriptures, and even of one of twelve years of age, Mat 18:2 nor is it probable that infants just born, or within a month, should be had abroad.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Then were brought little children - See also Mar 10:13-16; Luk 18:15-17. Probably these were brought by some of his followers, who desired not only to devote themselves to Jesus, but all that they had - their children as well as themselves. All the Jews were accustomed to devote their children to God by circumcision. It was natural, therefore, under the new dispensation, that it should be done. Luke says they were infants. They were undoubtedly those who were not old enough to come by choice, but their coming was an act of the parents.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

In these verses we have the mind of Christ declared on two subjects of great moment. One is the relation of husband and wife; the other is the light in which we should regard little children in the matter of their souls. It is difficult to overrate the importance of these two subjects: the well-being of nations and the happiness of society are closely connected with right views upon them. Nations are nothing but a collection of families.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Τότε	Tote	Then	G5119 →
προσηνέχθησαν	prosēnechthēsan	were brought	G4374 →
αὐτῷ	autō	to Him	G846 →
παιδία	paidia	little children	G3813 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
τὰς	tas	the	G3588 →
χεῖρας	cheiras	hands	G5495 →
ἐπιθῇ	epithēa	He may lay	G2007 →
αὐτοῖς	autois	on them	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
προσεύξηται·	proseuxētai	He may pray;	G4336 →
οἱ	hoi	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
μαθηταὶ	mathētai	the disciples	G3101 →
ἐπετίμησαν	epetimēsan	rebuked	G2008 →
αὐτοῖς.	autois	them.	G846 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Acts 2:39
This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
leads to
- Isaiah 44:3
  For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
- Romans 8:30
  And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
- Genesis 17:7–8
  I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
- Joel 2:32
  And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by…
- Acts 15:8
  And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.
Through
1 Corinthians 7:14
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
leads to
- Malachi 2:15–16
  Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the…
- Isaiah 52:1
  Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.
- Titus 1:15
  To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew