Mat 19:13-15. 14 Let the children come to me … do not forbid them.

Imperative: Mat 19:13-15. 14 Let the children come to me … do not forbid them.

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:   

V-PMA-2P = Verb – Tense: Present/Mood: Imperative/Voice: Active – Person: 2nd Person Plural
14
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
V-AMA-2S = Verb – Tense: Aorist/Mood: Imperative/Voice: Active – Person: 2nd Person Singular
14
863 [e]
Aphete
Ἄφετε
Let
V-AMA-2P
3588 [e]
ta
τὰ
the
Art-ANP
3813 [e]
paidia
παιδία  ,
little children
N-ANP
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exegesis:
S.O.W. QUESTIONS
S. What does it say?
O. What does it say that I need to obey?
W. Who needs to hear this? Generally? Specifically?
DISCERNMENT QUESTIONS
What gets your attention?
What human needs or problems relate to the text?
What is it like to have that problem?
What other resources connect to this idea?
What is the solution suggested in the text, if there is one?
What would a camera see if the solution was implemented in my life, in my family’s life, or in my church or community?
What are the steps that I would take on Monday to implement that solution?
CONTEXTUALIZING QUESTIONS 
What does this say to my context as a …
…. person?
… follower of Jesus? 
… to a church? 
… to a community – my neighbors?


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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DISCERNMENT QUESTIONS
What does this quote say?
What does it say that I should obey?
What is the wish? What are the outcomes?
What are the basic steps?
What are the obstacles?
Who needs to hear this?

RESOURCES

SOURCE – Footnotes:
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Link to Greek Interlinear text: https://biblehub.com/interlinear/matthew/5.htm

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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