13 And they were bringing young children to him so that he could touch them, but the disciples rebuked them.
14
But [when] Jesus saw [it], he was indignant, and said to them, "Let the young children come to me. Do not forbid them, {for to such belongs} the kingdom of God.
15
Truly I say to you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a young child will never enter into it."
16
And [after] taking [them] into his arms, he blessed them, placing his hands on them.
[d].
*Here "[after]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("taking ... into his arms") which is understood as temporal
[e].
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
[f].
Literally "the"; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
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