⁴⁷ Jesus, perceiving the reasoning of their hearts, took a little child, and set him by his side,

² You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar.

¹ Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

² as newborn babes, long for the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby,

¹³ There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

²⁰ Brothers, don't be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

¹⁷ He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?" Peter was grieved because he asked him the third time, "Do you have affection for me?" He said to him, "Lord, you know everything. You know that I have affection for you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.

³⁰ Now we know that you know all things, and don't need for anyone to question you. By this we believe that you came forth from God."

²⁵ and because he didn't need for anyone to testify concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.

³⁹ Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, "This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, that she is a sinner."

⁴⁰ Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to tell you." He said, "Teacher, say on."

²² But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered them, "Why are you reasoning so in your hearts?

¹⁴ 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 the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

¹⁵ Most assuredly I tell you, whoever will not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child, he will in no way enter into it."

¹³ Then little children were brought to him, that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.

¹⁴ But Jesus said, "Allow the little children, and don't forbid them to come to me; for to such belongs the Kingdom of Heaven."

¹⁵ He laid his hands on them, and departed from there.

² Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the midst of them,

³ and said, "Most assuredly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

⁴ Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

⁴ Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?

¹⁰ I, Yahweh, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.

²³ Search me, God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts.

²³ I will kill her children with Death, and all the assemblies will know that I am he who searches the minds and hearts. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.