Matthew 19:15

15 And he laid his hands on them [and] traveled on from there.

Matthew 19:15 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 19:15

And he laid his hands on them
"And blessed them", as Mark says; he put his hands upon them, according to the custom of the country, and wished all kind of prosperity to them:

and departed thence,
out of the house where he had been, and his disciples with him: the Ethiopic version renders it, "and they went from thence", from those parts, towards Jerusalem.

Matthew 19:15 In-Context

13 Then children were brought to him so that he could lay his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.

14 But Jesus said, "Allow the children, and do not forbid them to come to me, {for to such belongs} the kingdom of heaven."

15 And he laid his hands on them [and] traveled on from there.

16 And behold, someone came up to him [and] said, "Teacher, what good [thing] must I do so that I will have eternal life?"

17 And he said to him, "Why are you asking me about [what is] good? There is one [who is] good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments!"

Footnotes

• [a]. *Literally "the"; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
• [b]. *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("laid") has been translated as a finite verb