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Mark 10:15 — King James Version← Study notes

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.


Mark 10:15Greek Interlinear

Greek · Mark 10:1518 words
GreekMeaning
ἀμὴνamēn
AmenparticleG281
λέγωlegō
I sayverbG3004
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
ὃςhos
whoeverrelative pronounG3739
ἂνan
if / wouldparticleG302
μὴ
unlessadverbG3361
δέξηταιdexētai
shall receiveverbG1209
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
βασιλείανbasileian
kingdomnounG932
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
παιδίονpaidion
a childnounG3813
οὐou
certainlyadverbG3756
μὴ
notadverbG3361
εἰσέλθῃeiselthē
shall enterverbG1525
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
αὐτήνautēn
itpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Mark 10:15

The wickedness of the Pharisees in tempting Christ, has been related above, and now is shewn the great faith of the multitude, who believed that Christ conferred a blessing on the children whom they brought to Him, by the mere laying on of His hands.

Theophylact · 11th century

That is, if ye have not innocence and purity of mind like that of children, ye cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven. Or else, we are ordered to receive the kingdom of God, that is, the doctrine of the Gospel, as a little child, because as a child, when he is taught, does not contradict his teachers, nor put together reasonings and words against them, but receives with faith what they teach, and obeys them with awe, so we also are to receive the word of the Lord with simple…

Bede · 8th century
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