MARK 10:14 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.”
When Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these — the indignation (ēganaktēsen) is the same as in the withered hand scene — righteous anger at the impediment to the kingdom's work. Let the little children come communicates the accessibility of the kingdom to those the disciples consider too unimportant to merit Jesus' attention. The kingdom of God belongs to such as these: the kingdom belongs to those who have the status of children — dependent, without claim, receiving rather than achieving.
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