Related Link Why Luke 18:16? By John Fea

With all this talk of Romans 13, it is worth noting that the most cited verse in American newspapers between 1840 and 1920 was Luke 18:16:

“But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.”

This verse, which seems to have some relevance to our current immigration mess, was:

● The third most quoted Bible verse in the 1840

● The most quoted Bible verse in the 1850s

● The most quoted Bible verse in the 1860s

● The most quoted Bible verse in the 1870s

● The most quoted Bible verse in the 1880s

● The second most quoted Bible verse in the 1890s

● The most quoted Bible verse in the 1900s

● The third most quoted Bible verse in the 1910s

● The most quoted Bible verse in the 1920s

Thanks to Lincoln Mullen for creating the tool that enabled me to write this post and make this point.