Discovery BoxMatthew 16:8 
Context16:8 When Jesus learned of this, 1 he said, “You who have such little faith! 2 Why are you arguing 3 among yourselves about having no bread?
Matthew 18:3
Context18:3 and said, “I tell you the truth, 4 unless you turn around and become like little children, 5 you will never 6 enter the kingdom of heaven!
Matthew 19:13-14
Context19:13 Then little children were brought to him for him to lay his hands on them and pray. 7 But the disciples scolded those who brought them. 8 19:14 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” 9
Matthew 26:73
Context26:73 After 10 a little while, those standing there came up to Peter and said, “You really are one of them too – even your accent 11 gives you away!”
1 tn Or “becoming aware of it.”
2 tn Grk “Those of little faith.”
3 tn Or “discussing.”
4 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”
5 sn The point of the comparison become like little children has more to do with a child’s trusting spirit, as well as willingness to be dependent and receive from others, than any inherent humility the child might possess.
6 tn The negation in Greek (οὐ μή, ou mh) is very strong here.
7 tn Grk “so that he would lay his hands on them and pray.”
8 tn Grk “the disciples scolded them.” In the translation the referent has been specified as “those who brought them,” since otherwise the statement could be understood to mean that the disciples scolded the children rather than their parents who brought them.
9 sn The kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these. Children are a picture of those whose simple trust illustrates what faith is all about. The remark illustrates how everyone is important to God, even those whom others regard as insignificant.
10 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
11 tn Grk “your speech.”
