As a little child (ως παιδιον). How does a little child receive the kingdom of God? The little child learns to obey its parents si…

Whosoever shall not receive. Whoever shall not manifest the spirit of a little child.

The kingdom of God. The gospel. The …

Verily I say unto you.—Saint Matthew does not give the verse. Saint Mark has it in common with Saint Luke. To receive the…

Instead of growing wiser, in order to be fit for Christ, we must be more conscious of ignorance, more trustful towards him, more dependent upon him…

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

This verse reiterates and expands the statement in v.14. The kingdom of God is to be received as a little child receives something, that is, withou…

Verily I say, to you
A form of speech used when our Lord was about to a everate a thing, and a ert something of mome…

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…