¹⁴ But Jesus said, `Suffer the children, and forbid them not, to come unto me, for of such is the reign of the heavens;'

⁶ Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

¹³ And all thy sons are taught of Jehovah, And abundant `is' the peace of thy sons.

¹⁵ and the chief priests and the scribes having seen the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, `Hosanna to the Son of David,' were much displeased;

¹⁶ and they said to him, `Hearest thou what these say?' And Jesus saith to them, `Yes, did ye never read, that, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou didst prepare praise?'

¹⁷ And having left them, he went forth out of the city to Bethany, and did lodge there,

¹ At that hour came the disciples near to Jesus, saying, `Who, now, is greater in the reign of the heavens?'

² And Jesus having called near a child, did set him in the midst of them,

³ and said, `Verily I say to you, if ye may not be turned and become as the children, ye may not enter into the reign of the heavens;

⁴ whoever then may humble himself as this child, he is the greater in the reign of the heavens.

⁵ `And he who may receive one such child in my name, doth receive me,

¹⁵ verily I say to you, whoever may not receive the reign of God, as a child -- he may not enter into it;'

¹⁶ and having taken them in his arms, having put `his' hands upon them, he was blessing them.

¹⁷ And as he is going forth into the way, one having run and having kneeled to him, was questioning him, `Good teacher, what may I do, that life age-during I may inherit?'

³⁶ And having taken a child, he set him in the midst of them, and having taken him in his arms, said to them,

³⁷ `Whoever may receive one of such children in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth not receive me, but Him who sent me.'

³⁸ And John did answer him, saying, `Teacher, we saw a certain one in thy name casting out demons, who doth not follow us, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow us.'

¹⁰ `Beware! -- ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,

²⁰ the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;

²¹ the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged.

²² The servants! obey in all things those who are masters according to the flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God;

³ Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah `are' sons, A reward `is' the fruit of the womb.

¹ The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

² honour thy father and mother,

³ which is the first command with a promise, `That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'

⁴ And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

⁵ The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;