15 People were also bringing babies to Jesus. They wanted him to touch them. When the disciples saw this, they told the people to stop.
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But Jesus asked the children to come to him. "Let the little children come to me," he said. "Don't keep them away. God's kingdom belongs to people like them.
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What I'm about to tell you is true. Anyone who will not receive God's kingdom like a little child will never enter it."