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Then the people brought their little children to Jesus so he could put his hands on them and pray for them. His followers told them to stop,

but Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me. Don't stop them, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to people who are like these children."

After Jesus put his hands on the children, he left there.

And all those who have left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children, or farms to follow me will get much more than they left, and they will have life forever.

The leading priests and the teachers of the law saw that Jesus was doing wonderful things and that the children were praising him in the Temple, saying, "Praise to the Son of David." All these things made the priests and the teachers of the law very angry.

They asked Jesus, "Do you hear the things these children are saying?" Jesus answered, "Yes. Haven't you read in the Scriptures, ‘You have taught children and babies to sing praises'?"

They said, "Teacher, Moses said if a married man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and have children for him.

Once there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died. Since he had no children, his brother married the widow.

In those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving their children to be married, until the day Noah entered the boat.

All the people answered, "We and our children will be responsible for his death."

Jesus told the woman, "It is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs. First let the children eat all they want."

"If one of these little children believes in me, and someone causes that child to sin, it would be better for that person to have a large stone tied around his neck and be drowned in the sea.

Some people brought their little children to Jesus so he could touch them, but his followers told them to stop.

When Jesus saw this, he was upset and said to them, "Let the little children come to me. Don't stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to people who are like these children.

Then Jesus took the children in his arms, put his hands on them, and blessed them.

The followers were amazed at what Jesus said. But he said again, "My children, it is very hard to enter the kingdom of God!

Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, all those who have left houses, brothers, sisters, mother, father, children, or farms for me and for the Good News

will get more than they left. Here in this world they will have a hundred times more homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and fields. And with those things, they will also suffer for their belief. But in this age they will have life forever.

They said, "Teacher, Moses wrote that if a man's brother dies, leaving a wife but no children, then that man must marry the widow and have children for his brother.

Once there were seven brothers. The first brother married and died, leaving no children.