Context: Mat 19:13 Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people;
Mat 19:14 but Jesus said, “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”
Mat 19:15 And he laid his hands on them and went away.
GREEK VERBS:
| 2967 [e] kōlyete κωλύετε do forbid V-PMA-2P |
| 846 [e] auta αὐτὰ them PPro-AN3P |
| 2064 [e] elthein ἐλθεῖν to come V-ANA |
| 4314 [e] pros πρός to Prep |
| 1473 [e] me με ; me PPro-A1S |
| 863 [e] Aphete Ἄφετε Let V-AMA-2P |
| 3588 [e] ta τὰ the Art-ANP |
| 3813 [e] paidia παιδία , little children N-ANP |
RESOURCES
What are the commands of Jesus Christ which we need to obey? In disciple-making, Jesus commanded the following in Matthew 28:20: “teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you…” What are the commands that we are to follow and teach others as identified by Jesus’ use of the imperative mood in the Greek?
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