And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
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Bede
AD 735
That is, if ye have not innocence and purity of mind like that of children, ye cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven. Or else, we are ordered to receive the kingdom of God, that is, the doctrine of the Gospel, as a little child, because as a child, when he is taught, does not contradict his teachers, nor put together reasonings and words against them, but receives with faith what they teach, and obeys them with awe, so we also are to receive the word of the Lord with simple obedience, and without any gainsaying. It goes on: “And He took them up in His arms, put His hands upon them, and blessed them.”.
Having embraced the children, Healso blessed them, implying that the lowly in spirit are worthy of His blessing, grace and love.
