# Mark 10.16

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**Book:** [Mark](/codex/mark/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 14. But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Suffer the little children to come unto me; forbid them not: for to such belongeth the kingdom of God.</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.</span>
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> **16. And he took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands upon them.**
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> 17. And as he was going forth into the way, there ran one to him, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? 18. And Jesus said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Why callest thou me good? none is good save one, even God.</span> (Mark 10:14-18, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 14. But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Allow the little children to come to me! Don’t forbid them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">Most certainly I tell you, whoever will not receive God’s Kingdom like a little child, he will in no way enter into it.”</span>
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> **16. He took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands on them.**
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> 17. As he was going out into the way, one ran to him, knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?” 18. Jesus said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“Why do you call me good? No one is good except one, God.</span> (Mark 10:14-18, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 14. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.</span>
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> **16. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.**
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> 17. And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? 18. And Jesus said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.</span> (Mark 10:14-18, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 14. and Jesus having seen, was much displeased, and he said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Suffer the children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">verily I say to you, whoever may not receive the reign of God, as a child, he may not enter into it;'</span>
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> **16. and having taken them in his arms, having put [his] hands upon them, he was blessing them.**
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> 17. And as he is going forth into the way, one having run and having kneeled to him, was questioning him, 'Good teacher, what may I do, that life age-during I may inherit?' 18. And Jesus said to him, <span class="rl-speech">'Why me dost thou call good? no one [is] good except One, God;</span> (Mark 10:14-18, YLT)

## Setting

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- **Audience:** _TBD_
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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Children in OT Theology](/codex/children-in-ot-theology/)
- [God and the Killing of Children](/codex/god-and-the-killing-of-children/), via [Mark 10.13-16](/codex/mark-10-13-16/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.