And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
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Theophylact of Ochrid
AD 1107
The wickedness of the Pharisees in tempting Christ, has been related above, and now is shown the great faith of the multitude, who believed that Christ conferred a blessing on the children whom they brought to Him, by the mere laying on of His hands. Wherefore it is said: “And they brought young children to Him, that He might touch them.”