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Matthew 21:16
Matthew 21:16 Hearest thou what these say? Christ's answer to the priests is a rebuke to all who would check religious enthusiasm on the part of children. Out of the mouths of babes, etc. The quotation is from Psalms 8:2. The praise of the innocent child is the perfection of praise.
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