13Then were little children presented to him, that he should impose hands upon them and pray. And the disciples rebuked them.


In Context

10 His disciples say unto him: If the case of a man with his wife be so, it is not expedient to marry.

11 Who said to them: All men take not this word, but they to whom it is given.

12 For there are eunuchs, who were born so from their mother's womb: and there are eunuchs, who were made so by men: and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven. He that can take, let him take it.

13 Then were little children presented to him, that he should impose hands upon them and pray. And the disciples rebuked them.

14 But Jesus said to them: Suffer the little children, and forbid them not to come to me: for the kingdom of heaven is for such.

15 And when he had imposed hands upon them, he departed from thence.

Matthew 19:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:13Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put [his] hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:13Then little children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:13Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should lay his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:13Then there were brought to him little children that he might lay his hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:13Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should lay his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:13Then were brought to him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:13Then little children were brought to him, that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:13Then were brought near to him children that he might put hands on them and pray, and the disciples rebuked them.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:13Then were there brought to him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.