He laid his hands on them, and departed from there.
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He laid his hands on them, and departed from there.
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And when he had put his hondes on them he departed thence.
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And when he had put his hands on them, he departed thence.
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Passages linked to Matthew 19:15 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Mark 10:16 He took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands on them.
- Isaiah 40:11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.
- 1 Corinthians 7:14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
- 2 Timothy 3:15 From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 15 And he laid his hands on them, and…
15 And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.
Ver. 15. And he laid his hands on them] So putting upon them his father’s blessing, as Jacob did upon Joseph’s sons, whom by this symbol he adopted for his own. And albeit our Saviour baptized not these infants (as neither did he those that were larger), yet forasmuch as they were confessedly capable of Christ’s gifts, they were doubtless capable of the signs and seals of those gifts; if capable of imposition of Christ’s hands, of his benediction and kingdom, then capable also of baptism, which sayeth us, saith St Peter, in the time present, because the use thereof is permanent (though the act transient) so long as one liveth, 1Pe 3:21. Whensoever a sinner repents and believes on the promises, baptism (the seal thereof) is as powerful and effectual as if it were then presently administered. The Decrees and Book of Sentences say that confirmation is of more value than baptism, and gives the Holy Ghost more plentifully and effectually. And the Papists generally abuse this text, to establish their sacrament of confirmation, or bishoping of children. But, 1. These were little infants, not led, but brought in their mothers’ arms. 2. Confirmation, as they use it, was never commanded to Christ’s ministers, nor practised by his apostles.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he laid his hands on them,.... "And blessed…
And he laid his hands on them,.... "And blessed them", as Mark says; he put his hands upon them, according to the custom of the country, and wished all kind of prosperity to them:
and departed thence, out of the house where he had been, and his disciples with him: the Ethiopic version renders it, "and they went from thence", from those parts, towards Jerusalem.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 15. He - departed thence.] That is, from…
Verse 15. He - departed thence.] That is, from that part of Judea which was beyond Jordan, Mt 19:1; and then went to Jericho. See Mt 20:29.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain He laid his hands on them - Mark says…
He laid his hands on them - Mark says he blessed them. That is, he pronounced or sought a blessing on them.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 15. laid his hands on them] No unmeaning act,…
15. laid his hands on them] No unmeaning act, therefore infants are capable of receiving a blessing, though not conscious of an obligation.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (15) He laid his hands on them.—St. Mark records,…
(15) He laid his hands on them.—St. Mark records, as before, the act of caressing tenderness: “He folded them in His arms, and laid His hands upon them.” The words and the act have rightly been regarded, as in the Baptismal Office of the Church of England, as the true warrant for infant baptism. More than doubtful passages in the Acts and Epistles; more than the authority, real or supposed, of primitive antiquity; more than the legal fiction that they fulfil the condition of baptism by their sponsors—they justify the Church of Christ at large in commending infants, as such, to the blessing of their Father. The blessing and the prayer of Christ cannot be regarded as a mere sympathising compliance with the fond wishes of the parents, and if infants were capable of spiritual blessings then, why, it may well be asked, should they be thought incapable now?
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain He laid his hands on them. He was not…
He laid his hands on them. He was not influenced by the captious objections of the disciples. St. Mark tells us that "he took them up in his arms, put his bands upon them, and blessed them." Thus far he complied with the wishes of the parents who brought the babes to him. But we do not read that he prayed, as they had asked. Doubtless there was meaning in this omission. In conferring blessing he was acting in his Divine nature, and had no need of prayer. Sometimes, indeed, he prayed for the sake of bystanders; (see Joh_11:42 Joh 12:30) here he prays not, that he may teach a lesson of his Divinity. Departed thence. Set out from Peraea, journeying towards Jerusalem.
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 15. Laid his hands on them. And blessed them.
15. Laid his hands on them. And blessed them.
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