Matthew 19:13
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.”
μαθητής
Not just a follower — a learner who becomes like the teacher. The last command Jesus gives is not go and convert — it is go and make mathetes. People who learn from Me, walk like Me, think like Me, love like Me. The mission is not decisions. It is transformation.
παιδίον
little children
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παιδίον
Child, boy, little one. Paidion. Unless you turn and become like children you will never enter the kingdom. Childlike dependence and trust is the posture God honours most.
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προσεύχομαι
He may pray;
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προσεύχομαι
To pray, to make supplication. Proseuchomai. Pray without ceasing. Prayer is not a scheduled activity. It is the ongoing conversation of a heart in relationship with God.
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χείρ
hands
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χείρ
Hand. Cheir. Into Your hands I commit my spirit. The hands that made the universe were the hands that were nailed to the cross. He gave everything including His hands.
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τότε
Then
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τότε
the when, i.e. at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)
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προσφέρω
were brought
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προσφέρω
to bear towards, i.e. lead to, tender (especially to God), treat
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ἐπιτιμάω
rebuked
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ἐπιτιμάω
to tax upon, i.e. censure or admonish; by implication, forbid
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ἐπιτίθημι
He may lay
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ἐπιτίθημι
to impose (in a friendly or hostile sense)
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