Jesus Blesses the Children
Luke 18:15
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.
- KJV
- And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
- WEB
- They were also bringing their babies to him, that he might touch them. But when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
- ASV
- And they were bringing unto him also their babes, that he should touch them: but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
- LSV
- And they were also bringing the babies near, that He may touch them, and the disciples having seen, rebuked them,
- YLT
- And they were bringing near also the babes, that he may touch them, and the disciples having seen did rebuke them,
- DBY
- And they brought to him also infants that he might touch them, but the disciples when they saw [it] rebuked them.
- DRC
- And they brought unto him also infants, that he might touch them. Which when the disciples saw, they rebuked them.
- GNV
- They brought vnto him also babes that he should touche them. And when his disciples sawe it, they rebuked them.
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἐπετίμων (“were rebuking”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐπετίμησαν (“rebuked”).
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- SBLGNT: ἐπετίμων. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐπετίμων; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐπετίμησαν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Προσέφερον δὲ αὐτῷ καὶ τὰ βρέφη ἵνα αὐτῶν ἅπτηται· ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐπετίμων αὐτοῖς.
- RP2018
- Προσέφερον δὲ αὐτῷ καὶ τὰ βρέφη, ἵνα αὐτῶν ἅπτηται· ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐπετίμησαν αὐτοῖς.
- TR-Boyd
- Προσέφερον δὲ αὐτῷ καὶ τὰ βρέφη, ἵνα αὐτῶν ἅπτηται· ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐπετίμησαν αὐτοῖς.
- SCR1894
- προσεφερον δε αυτω και τα βρεφη ινα αυτων απτηται ιδοντες δε οι μαθηται επετιμησαν αυτοις
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Cross-references most cited first
- Matthew 19:13–15Then 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. But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not…
- Mark 10:13–16Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them. But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little…
- 1 Samuel 1:24Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh.
- Luke 9:49–50“Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.” “Do not stop him,” Jesus replied, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”
- Luke 9:54When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
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