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.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 19:13-30 .
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(5) But Jesus (g) 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....
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus Blesses the Children ( Mark 10:13-16 *, Matthew 19:13-15 *). Lk. makes the children babes.
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jesus. See App-98. little children . App-108. the kingdom of God . App-112 and App-114.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. But...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Unjust Judge. The Pharisee and the Publican. The Rich Ruler 1-8. The Unjust Judge (peculiar to Lk). There is a close connexion with what prec...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus and the children ( Matthew 19:13 ; Mark 10:13 ). See on Mt.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(15-17) And they brought unto him also infants. — See Notes on Matthew 19:13-15 ; Mark 10:13-16 . St. Luke, for some reason or other (possibly be...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Suffer little children to come unto me. — The close agreement with St. Mark in this and the following verse, makes it probable that this is one of...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Those Whom God Accepts Luke 18:9-17 We are taught here the spirit in which we should pray. Too many pray “with themselves.” The only time that...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Two parables on prayer are here given. The first insists on its necessity as an alternative to fainting. The second reveals the secrets of prevailing...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(15) And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them. (16) But Jesus called them u...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

LESSONS FROM CHILDREN ‘Of such is the kingdom of God.’ Luke 18:16 Christ meant His disciples to understand that there are certain attributes...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But Jesus called them unto him ,.... Not the disciples, as the Ethiopic version reads, nor the persons that brought the children, but the children t...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 1...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

They brought unto him infants , &c. The contents of these verses we had Matthew 19:13-15 ; Mark 10:13-16 ; where see the notes. The passage ve...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

GRACE PRODUCING PERSISTENT PRAYER (vs.1-8) This section connects with the subjects of chapter 17. We have seen in the four sections of that chapt...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Christ's Attention to Children. 15 And they brought unto him also infants, that h...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Luke 18:15 "
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Young Children Are Welcomed By Jesus (18:15-17). A special example of the humble who will be exalted, and of those who will be ready for the comin...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Allow the little children to come to me, and forbid them not, for to such belongs the Kingly Rule of God.” '...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Luke 18:15 . Also infants .—Rather, “their babes” (R.V.). In Matthew and Mark we read “little children.” Touch them .—Matthew ha...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 18:16 I. One sense in which this text is true is, that the great company of those who are indeed the Saviour's people is made up of those who...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 18:1 . And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Especially, not to faint in prayer, no...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 18:1 . Men ought always to pray, and not to faint. We have continual wants, and God is always ready to hear. And as we must always be thinkin...
The Biblical Illustrator

Suffer little children to come unto Me Christ’s favour to little children displayed 1. These children were not brought to Christ to be taught...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Luke 18:1-42 The Lord speaks the two parables on prayer — the importunate widow, and the Pharisee and publican. Luke 18:1...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Christ Blesses Little Children.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 14:20 ; 1 Corinthians 7:14 ; 1 Peter 2:2 ; 2 Chronicles 20:13 ; Acts 2:39 ; Deuteronomy 29:11 ; Deuteronomy 31:12 ; Genesis 21:...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Calling them — Those that brought the children: of such is the kingdom of God — Such are subjects of the Messiah's kingdom. And such as these it pr...

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.

Related Commentaries of Luke 18:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Luke 18:16