“Jesus Blesses the Children,” New Testament Stories for Young Readers, 2019
“Jesus Blesses the Children”
New Testament Stories for Young Readers
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Jesus Blesses the Children
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Some people took their children to Jesus so He could bless them.
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But Jesus’s disciples told the people to leave. They didn’t want Jesus to be bothered.
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Jesus holds child
Jesus said to let the children come to Him. He said that everyone needs to be like a child to go to heaven.
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Jesus blessing children
Jesus blessed and prayed for the children. Jesus loves children!
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father reading to children
Jesus loves me. I come to Him by learning about Him and trying to follow Him.
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Jesus Prayed for Children
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Jesus praying with children
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Illustration by Apryl Stott