Matthew - 19:15



15 He laid his hands on them, and departed from there.

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Explanation and meaning of Matthew 19:15.

Differing Translations

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And when he had imposed hands upon them, he departed from thence.
and having laid his hands upon them, he departed thence.
So He laid His hands upon them and went away.
He placed his hands on them, and departed from there.
And when he had imposed his hands upon them, he went away from there.
So he placed his hands on them, and then went on his way.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

He laid his hands on them - Mark says he blessed them. That is, he pronounced or sought a blessing on them.

He - departed thence - That is, from that part of Judea which was beyond Jordan, Matthew 19:1; and then went to Jericho. See Matthew 20:29.

And he laid his hands on them,.... "And blessed them", as Mark says; he put his hands upon them, according to the custom of the country, and wished all kind of prosperity to them:
and departed thence, out of the house where he had been, and his disciples with him: the Ethiopic version renders it, "and they went from thence", from those parts, towards Jerusalem.

Laid his hands on them. And blessed them.

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