Matthew 19:13-15 Then were there brought to him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.… I. WHAT MOTHERS WANT FOR THEIR CHILDREN. II. WHAT DISCIPLES SOMETIMES WANT FOR THE CHILDREN. TO run away and not be troublesome. Sometimes they would keep them away from Christ until they grow big. Whence can such a mistake arise? From such ideas as — 1. Christ is too busy with saving men to care about the children. 2. Children have not the needs which Jesus came to supply. 3. If the children get the blessing now they will lose it ere they become men. III. WHAT JESUS WANTS FOR THE CHILDREN. To come to Him. They can trust, love, etc. (R. Tuck, B. A.) Parallel Verses 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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