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## touch them, but ##
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This could also be translated as separate sentences: "touch them. But."
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## rebuked ##
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The disciples expressed strong disapproval of the parents who were bringing their babies to Jesus.
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## Permit ##
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"Allow"
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## little children ##
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This is a different word than "infants" which was used for the babies that the people were bringing. "Little children" were somewhat older than "infants."
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## do not forbid them ##
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"do not hinder them" or "do not prevent the little children"
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## belongs to such ones ##
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This could also be translated "belongs to people who are like these little children."
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## 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.
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## as a child ##
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This is a simile that compares the attitude of a child to people who are entering the kingdom of God. The points of similarity are humility and trust. The simile means "they will humbly receive God's kingdom just as a child is humble and trusting." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## enter it ##
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This could also be translated as "enter into God's kingdom" (UDB). |