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The field is the world. The good seeds are the children of the holy nation. The weeds are the children of the devil.

About five thousand men ate. Women and children ate also.

Four thousand men ate. Women and children ate also.

But whoever is the reason for one of these little children who believe in Me to fall into sin, it would be better for him to have a large rock put around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

Be sure you do not hate one of these little children. I tell you, they have angels who are always looking into the face of My Father in heaven.

I tell you, My Father in heaven does not want one of these little children to be lost.

He could pay nothing that he owed. So the king spoke the word that he and his wife and his children and all that he had should be sold to pay what he owed.

For there are some men who from birth will never be able to have children. There are some men who have been made so by men. There are some men who have had themselves made that way because of the holy nation of heaven. The one who is able to do this, let him do it."

Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray for them. The followers spoke sharp words to them.

But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me. Do not stop them. The holy nation of heaven is made up of ones like these."

Everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands because of Me, will get a hundred times more. And you will get life that lasts forever.

The mother of Zebedee's children (James and John) came to Jesus with her sons. She got down on her knees before Jesus to ask something of Him.

The religious leaders of the Jews and the teachers of the Law saw the great things He did. They heard the children calling in the house of God and saying, "Greatest One! Son of David!" The leaders were very angry.

They said to Jesus, "Do you hear what these children are saying?" Jesus said to them, "Yes, have you not read the writings, ‘Even little children and babies will honor Him'?"

"Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man should die without having children, then his brother must marry his wife. He should have children for his brother.'

There were seven brothers with us. The first was married but died before he had any children. The second brother then married the first brother's wife.

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the men who speak for God and throw stones at those who were sent to you. How many times I wanted to gather your children around Me, as a chicken gathers her young ones under her wings. But you would not let Me.

Then all the people said, "Let His blood be on us and on our children!"

Jesus said to her, "Let the children have what they want first. It is wrong to take children's food and throw it to the dogs."

"Whoever receives one of these little children in My name, receives Me. Whoever will receive Me, receives not Me, but Him Who sent Me."