They brought (προσεφερον). Imperfect active tense, implying repetition. So also Lu 18:15, though Mt 19:13 has the constative aoris…

Should touch them. That is, should lay his hands on them, and pray for them, and bless them. Compare Matthew 19:13. It was common to lay t…

And they brought young children.—See Notes on Matthew 19:13-15.

They thought them too little, too insignificant, and that the Master had greater things to do; but he does not think so. None are too little for hi…

Theophylact of Ohrid: The wickedness of the Pharisees in tempting Christ was related previously, and now the great faith of…

This story has lost all details of time and place. Mark may have placed it at this point because a story about children is a fitting sequel to Jesu…

And they brought young children to him
The parents, or friends, or nurses of the children in those parts, having hea…

Some parents or nurses brought little children to Christ, so that he might touch them as a token of his blessing them. It does not appear that they…