World English Bible
Luke 18:16
“Jesus summoned them, saying, "Allow the little children to come to me, and don't hinder them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”
Verse in context — Luke 18
14
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.
15
They were also bringing their babies to him, that he might touch them. But when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16
Jesus summoned them, saying, "Allow the little children to come to me, and don't hinder them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
17
Most certainly, I tell you, whoever doesn't receive the Kingdom of God like a little child, he will in no way enter into it.
18
A certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
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