and said: Verily I say to you, Unless you turn and become as little children, you can not enter the kingdom of heaven.

Whoever, therefore, humbles himself as this little child, is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

But Jesus said: Let the little children come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

And Jesus called them to him, and said: Let the little children come to me, and hinder them not; for of such is the kingdom of God.

At that time Jesus answered and said: I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said: I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes; even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight.

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David, their anger was aroused,

and they said to him: Do you not hear what these say? And Jesus said to them: Yes; have you never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

Then little children were brought to him, that he might lay his hands on them and pray. And the disciples rebuked them.

And they brought little children to him, that he might touch them: but his disciples rebuked those who brought them.

And they brought to him infants also, that he might touch them. But when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

I write to you, little children, because your sins are for given for his name's sake.

I write to you, fathers, because you have known him that is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, my little children, because you have known the Father.

My little children, I write these things to you, that you may not sin: and yet, if any one sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.