Who told the little children not to get close to Jesus? What did Jesus say?

Question

let me know where in the Bible do you find your answer

Answer 1

In Matthew 19:13-15; Mark 10: 13-16 and Luke 18: 15-17 it says "the disciples" and does not say which one or ones forbid the children. In Matthew 19: 13-15 Jesus says "Let the little children come unto Me, and forbid them not; for such is the kingdom of Heaven". In Mark 10:13-16 He says "Let the little children come unto Me, and forbid them not; for such is the kingdom of God. Assuredly, I say unto thee, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it". In Luke 18:15-17, Jesus says "Let the little children come unto Me, and forbid them not; for such is the kingdom of God. Assuredly, I say unto thee, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it".

What is interesting in comparing the Gospel accounts is the way in which each describes the way the disciples react. In Luke, it says "Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked Him". In Matthew it says " Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them". In Mark it says "Then they brought little children to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them". Notice that in Luke, the disciples rebuke Jesus while in the other two accounts, they rebuke the people who brought the children.

The reason the disciples didn't want Jesus to spend time with children was that they wanted Him to spend more time with influencial and powerful people to improve His position and prestige. At this time in His ministry, many of His followers expected Him to be the kind of messiah that the Israelites had been hoping for for a long time: a military leader who would free them from the Roman Empire. What they didn't understand, was that He was an even greater messiah than that in that He freed them from the eternal bondage of sin, not just the temporary bondage of the Romans.

The main point of these passages though is that Jesus was telling them in Judea at that time and us today that in order to enter the kingdom of God, that is, go to Heaven, you have to have faith in God the way a child has faith in someone who cares for them. A little child, especially an infant as Luke refers to them, have complete faith and trust in their parents or other people who are regularly around to play with them and provide their needs in a loving way. In the same way, we are to have faith in God that He will love us and provide for our needs. Just as a child doesn't understand the complexities of his or her relationship to those around him or her, we don't need to understand everything about God in order to have a trusting relationship with Him.

Answer 2

Mark 10:14, the disciples reprimand the little children for bothering Jesus. In the next verse Jesus gets angry with his disciples..."'14 At seeing this Jesus was indignant and said to them: “Let the young children come to me; do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to suchlike ones. 15 Truly I say to YOU, Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a young child will by no means enter into it.'"

Answer 3

Mt 19:13 Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

Mt 19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

Mt 19:15 And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

Answer 4

His Disciples.

(Mark 10:14-16):

Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

Answer 5

Jesus told them not to forbid the little children to come unto him.

Answer 6

Matthew 19:13-15 - Then (after the Pharisees had questioned Jesus about divorce) some little children were brought to him, so that he could put his hands on them and pray for them. The disciples frowned on the parents' action but Jesus said, "You must let little children come to me, and you must never stop them. The kingdom of Heaven belongs to little children like these!" Then he laid his hands on them and went on his way.

Mark 10:13-16 - Then (again after being questioned about divorce) some people came to him bringing little children for him to touch. The disciples tried to discourage them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant and told them, "You must let little children come to me - never stop them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Indeed, I assure you that the man who does not accept the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." Then he took the children in his arms and laid his hands on them and blessed them.

Luke 18:15-17 - Then (in Luke's account after the parables about "the persistent widow and the unjust judge" and "the Pharisee and the tax-collector") people began to bring babies to him so that he could put his hands on them. But when the disciples noticed it, they frowned on them. But Jesus called them to him, and said, "You must let little children come to me, and you must never prevent their coming. The kingdom of God belongs to little children like these. I tell you, the man who will not accept the kingdom of God like a little child will never get into it at all."

Answer 7

Mark 10:13 to16 - "Then they brought little children to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them. But when Jesus saw it, He was greatly displeased and said to them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.” And He took them up in His arms, laid His hands on them, and blessed them."

OR

Matthew 19:13 to 15 - "Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” And He laid His hands on them and departed from there."

OR

Luke 18:15 to 17 - "Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.""

Answer 8

It was his apostle, Peter (aka Simon Peter). Peter was always chastising others for bothering the Lord, and Jesus would always patiently rebuke him and remind Peter that all were welcome in the Father's kingdom.

Answer 9

It was one of the disciples but I can't remember who