richmahn_en_tn/luk/18/15.md

# Connecting Statement:

This is the next event in the part of the story which began in [Luke 17:20](../17/20.md). Jesus welcomes the children and talks about them.

# touch them, but

This could also be translated as separate sentences: "touch them. But"

# they rebuked them

"the disciples tried to stop the parents from bringing their children to Jesus"

# Jesus called them to him

"Jesus told the people to bring their infants to him"

# Permit the little children to come to me, and do not forbid them

These two sentences have similar meaning and they are combined for emphasis. Some languages emphasize in a different way. AT: "You must certainly allow the children to come to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# belongs to such ones

This could be stated as a simile. AT: "belongs to people who are like these little children" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# Truly I say to you

"Surely I say to you." Jesus used this expression to emphasize the importance of what he was about to say.

# whoever will not receive the kingdom of God like a child will definitely not enter it

God requires people to accept his rule over them with trust and humility. AT: "whoever wants to enter God's kingdom must receive it with trust and humility like a child" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/disciple]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/rebuke]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/amen]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/kingdomofgod]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Connecting Statement:`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This is the next event in the part of the story which began in [Luke 17:20](../17/20.md). Jesus welcomes the children and talks about them.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# touch them, but`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This could also be translated as separate sentences: "touch them. But"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# they rebuked them`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"the disciples tried to stop the parents from bringing their children to Jesus"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Jesus called them to him`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"Jesus told the people to bring their infants to him"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Permit the little children to come to me, and do not forbid them`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`These two sentences have similar meaning and they are combined for emphasis. Some languages emphasize in a different way. AT: "You must certainly allow the children to come to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# belongs to such ones`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This could be stated as a simile. AT: "belongs to people who are like these little children" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Truly I say to you`
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			`"Surely I say to you." Jesus used this expression to emphasize the importance of what he was about to say.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# whoever will not receive the kingdom of God like a child will definitely not enter it`
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added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`God requires people to accept his rule over them with trust and humility. AT: "whoever wants to enter God's kingdom must receive it with trust and humility like a child" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/disciple]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/rebuke]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/amen]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/kingdomofgod]]`