14 But Jesus said, “Allow the children, and do not forbid them to come to me, for to such belongs[a] the kingdom of heaven.” 15 And he laid his[b] hands on them and[c] traveled on from there.

A Rich Young Man

16 And behold, someone came up to him and[d] said, “Teacher, what good thing must I do so that I will have eternal life?”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 19:14 Literally “for of such is”
  2. Matthew 19:15 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  3. Matthew 19:15 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“laid”) has been translated as a finite verb
  4. Matthew 19:16 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb