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Jesus opens his hand toward children as disciples make room for families on the road.
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Luke 18:15-17

Let the Children Come

Persistence, Mercy, and Following · Luke 18

Story guide: Jesus opens his hand toward children as disciples make room for families on the road. People bring infants to Jesus so he may touch them.

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15They were even bringing infants to him so that he might touch them, but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

16But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”

17Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will certainly not enter it.

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