King James Version (KJV)
Luke 18:16
“But Jesus called them [unto him], and said, ‹Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.›”
Verse in context — Luke 18
‹I tell you, this man went down to his house justified› [rather] ‹than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.›
And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when [his] disciples saw [it], they rebuked them.
But Jesus called them [unto him], and said, ‹Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.›
‹Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.›
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
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