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ButδὲJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaid,εἶπεν“LetἌφετεthe childrenτὰ παιδίαbe,andκαὶdo notμὴhinderκωλύετεthemαὐτὰfrom comingἐλθεῖνtoπρόςme,μεforγὰρto such as theseτῶν τοιούτωνbelongsἐστὶνthe kingdomἡ βασιλείαof heaven.”τῶν οὐρανῶν
Matthew 19:14
Study it in the app“But Jesus said, “Let the children be, and do not hinder them from coming to me, for to such as these belongs the kingdom of heaven.””
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 19:14, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “LetἌφετεAphete
allow
To permit: the children coming to Jesus.
Where else “Aphete” appears- the childrenπαιδίαpaidia
child
A child of few years, boy or girl.
Where else “paidia” appears- hinderκωλύετεkōlyete
hinder
To hinder, to prevent.
Where else “kōlyete” appears- from comingἐλθεῖνelthein
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthein” appears- to such as theseτοιούτωνtoioutōn
such
Such, of this kind.
Where else “toioutōn” appears- belongsἐστὶνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the kingdomβασιλείαbasileia
kingdom of God
God's rule, which comes with Jesus.
Where else “basileia” appears- of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōn
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranōn” appears
Parallel passages
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Jesus blesses the children
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Matthew 19:13-15
13Then children were brought to him so that he might lay his hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked them. 14But Jesus said, “Let the children be, and do not hinder them from coming to me, for to such as these belongs the kingdom of heaven.” 15And after laying his hands on them, he went from there.
13And they were bringing children to him, that he might touch them; but the disciples rebuked them. 14But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such as these belongs the kingdom of God. 15Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter into it.” 16And taking them in his arms, he was blessing them, laying his hands on them.
15And they were bringing to him even the babies, so that he might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they began rebuking them. 16But Jesus called them to himself, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God. 17Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter into it.”
The context
13Then children were brought to him so that he might lay his hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked them.
14 · This verse (above)
15And after laying his hands on them, he went from there.
To study Matthew 19 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jesus answer the young man who asked what good to do to have eternal life, and how did he react (vv. 16–22)?
2. What it means
Why did Jesus welcome the children and say the kingdom belongs to those like them (vv. 13–14)?
3. How I live it
The young man left sad because of his possessions (v. 22). What is hard for you to let go of, and what might Jesus say about it?