Focused Passage

Mark 10:13-16

The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight

Mark 10 moves from Jesus' teaching on marriage and divorce, to his welcome of children, to the rich man's sorrow and the disciples' astonishment, to the third passion prediction, to the ambition of James and John, to Jesus' ransom saying, and finally to blind Bartimaeus receiving sight and following Jesus on the way.

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13Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

14But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

15Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

16And He took the children in His arms, placed His hands on them, and blessed them.

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Verse 13

Cross-references

Matthew 19:13BSB references Luke 18:15BSB references Ezra 8:21Classic cross-references John 12:22Classic cross-references Mark 9:17Classic cross-references

Original words

NowΚαὶG2532Conjunction[people] were bringingπροσέφερονG4374Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[the] little childrenπαιδίαG3813Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralto [Jesus]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularforἵναG2443ConjunctionHim to place His handsἅψηταιG680Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singularon themαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person PluralandδὲG1161ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralrebukedἐπετίμησανG2008Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[those who brought them]αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural

Verse 14

Cross-references

Matthew 18:3Classic cross-references Matthew 5:3Classic cross-references Matthew 18:4Classic cross-references Matthew 19:14Classic cross-references Matthew 18:10Classic cross-references

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ButδὲG1161Conjunction-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[when] JesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularsaw thisἸδὼνG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularHe was indignantἠγανάκτησενG23Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontoldεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralLetἌφετεG863Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Plurallittle childrenπαιδίαG3813Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralcomeἔρχεσθαιG2064Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassivetoπρόςG4314PrepositionMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular[and] {do} notμὴG3361AdverbhinderκωλύετεG2967Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralthemαὐτάG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person PluralForγὰρG1063ConjunctiontheἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείαG932Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularbelongsἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Pluralsuch [as these]τοιούτωνG5108Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural

Verse 15

Cross-references

1 Peter 2:2Classic cross-references Matthew 18:3Classic cross-references Psalms 131:2Classic cross-references Luke 18:17Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 3:18Classic cross-references

Original words

TrulyἀμὴνG281Hebrew WordI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Pluralanyone whoὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἂνG302ParticlevvvμὴG3361Adverbdoes not receiveδέξηταιG1209Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person SingulartheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείανG932Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularlikeὡςG5613Adverba little childπαιδίονG3813Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularvvvοὐG3756AdverbvvvμὴG3361Adverbwill never enterεἰσέλθῃG1525Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .εἰςG1519PrepositionitαὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular

Verse 16

Cross-references

Mark 9:36Classic cross-references Isaiah 40:11Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 28:3Classic cross-references Genesis 48:14Classic cross-references John 21:15Classic cross-references

Original words

AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionHe took [the children] in His armsἐναγκαλισάμενοςG1723Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine SingularplacedτιθεὶςG5087Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[His]τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralhandsχεῖραςG5495Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralonἐπ’G1909PrepositionthemαὐτάG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural[and] blessedκατευλόγειG2127Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτὰG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural

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