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Matthew 21:16

Matt.21.16

“Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him. “Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read, “ ‘From the lips of children and infants you, Lord, have called forth your praise’ ?”

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Matthew 21:16 quotes Psalms 8:2
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When the chief priests object to children praising Him in the temple, Jesus answers with Psalm 8.
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- Matthew 21:15-16
- Psalms 8:2
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