² And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them

Let the Children Come to Me

^13 (A)Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples ^(B)rebuked the people, ¹⁴ but Jesus said, ^(C)“Let the little children ^(D)come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”

³⁶ And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and ^(A)taking him in his arms, he said to them, ^37 (B)“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and ^(C)whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.”

⁷ And now, O Lord my God, ^(A)you have made your servant king in place of David my father, ^(B)although I am but a little child. I do not know ^(C)how to go out or come in.

⁷ But the Lord said to me,