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People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them.
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But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, "Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs.
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Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it."
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And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New Revised Standard)
