Matthew 19:15

Matthew 19:15. And he laid his hands on them, &c.— Though the little ones could not profit by our Saviour's instructions, yet being capable of his good wishes and blessings, St. Mark tells us, Mark 10:16. He took them up in his arms, and, with his usual benevolence blessed them. The imposition of hands being always accompanied with prayer, St. Matthew, who, in the beginning of this account, had joined these two together, says simply at the conclusion, that He laid his hands on them, and departed. It is probable, therefore, that Jesus both recommended the young ones to God in prayer, and blessed them himself.