Little Children Brought to Jesus

13 And they were bringing young children to him so that he could touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 But when[a] Jesus saw it,[b] he was indignant, and said to them, “Let the young children come to me. Do not forbid them, for to such belongs[c] the kingdom of God. 15 Truly I say to you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a young child will never enter into it.” 16 And after[d] taking them[e] into his arms, he blessed them, placing his[f] hands on them.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 10:14 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Mark 10:14 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Mark 10:14 Literally “for of such is”
  4. Mark 10:16 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“taking … into his arms”) which is understood as temporal
  5. Mark 10:16 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  6. Mark 10:16 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun