Matthew 19:13 — Community Reflections

MATTHEW 19:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 0

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

Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people. The children brought for Jesus' blessing are an echo of the child placed in the middle in Matthew 18:2–4. The disciples who are told to receive the little ones (18:5) are now rebuking those who bring them. The irony communicates the persistent gap between the disciples' teaching and their practice.

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