But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before not here.
ἰδὼνidōnseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).sawδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ἠγανάκτησενēganaktēsenit, he was much displeasedἀγανακτέω (aganakteō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it, he was much displeased”, a single actionG23I am angry, incensed.it, he was much displeasedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themἌφετεapheteSufferἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Suffer”, a single actionG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.Sufferτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.παιδίαpaidialittle childrenπαιδίον (paidion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “little children”, the object formG3813a little child, an infant, little one.the little childrenἔρχεσθαιerchesthaito comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle infinitive — “to come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.to comeπρόςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notκωλύετεkōlueteto preventκωλύω (kōluō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to prevent”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2967I prevent, debar, hinder; with infin: from doing so and so.This verse uses “prevent”.αὐτάautaheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.forτοιούτωνtoioutōnof suchτοιοῦτος (toioutos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “of such”, the of-formG5108of such a kind, such.This verse uses “such”.of suchἐστὶνestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείαbasileiakingdomβασιλείαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the subject formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.the kingdomτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of God
and Jesus having seen, was much displeased, and he said to them, 'Suffer the children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;
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American Standard Version (1901)
But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me; forbid them not: for to such belongeth the kingdom of God.
Young’s Literal Translation
and Jesus having seen, was much displeased, and he said to them, 'Suffer the children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;
World English Bible
But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation and said to them, “Allow the little children to come to me ! Don’ t forbid them , for God ’s Kingdom belongs to such as these .
Darby Translation
But Jesus seeing [it], was indignant, and said to them, Suffer the little children to come to me; forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God.
Douay-Rheims
Whom when Jesus saw, he was much displeased, and saith to them: Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God.
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