He took them in his arms (εναγκαλισαμενος). A distinct rebuke to the protest of the over-particular disciples. This word already i…

Took them up in his arms. These were small children.

Blessed them. Prayed for them, sought a blessing on them, or gave the…

And he took them up in his arms.—Better, folded them in His arms, leaving the question whether they were lifted …

And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, an…

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

Jesus took the small children in his arms (cf. 9:36) and blessed them—a striking act showing his love for them. Apparently they were fairly small c…

And he took them up in his arms
"Upon his arms", the Syriac version says; "he put them into his bosom", according to…

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…