16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus said unto them, Yea: read ye never, (A)By the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast [a]made perfect the praise?

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:16 Thou hast made most perfect. We read in David, Thou hast established or grounded, and if the matter be considered well, it is all one that the Evangelist saith, for that is stable and sure, which is most perfect.

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’[a]?”(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:16 Psalm 8:2 (see Septuagint)