Then little children were brought to Him that He might lay His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.

And He laid His hands on them and departed from there.

Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

But Jesus called them to Him and said, Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God.

And many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, Son of David, have mercy on me!

And John answered Him, saying, Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow us.

And Moses said, We will go with our young and our old; with our sons and our daughters, with our flocks and our herds we will go, for it is a feast unto Jehovah.

Not so! Go now, you who are men, and serve Jehovah, for that is what you desired. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.

Gather the people together, men and women and little ones, and the sojourner who is within your gates, that they may hear and that they may learn to fear Jehovah your God and take heed to do all the Words of this Law,

and that their children, who have not known it, may hear and learn to fear Jehovah your God all the days you live in the land which you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

Gather the people, consecrate the assembly, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those who suck the breasts. Let the bridegroom go out of his chamber, and the bride out of her room.