Mark 10:15

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

Mark 10:15 in Other Translations

KJV
15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
ESV
15 Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it."
NLT
15 I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”
MSG
15 Mark this: Unless you accept God's kingdom in the simplicity of a child, you'll never get in."
CSB
15 I assure you: Whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."

Mark 10:15 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 10:15

Verily I say, unto you
A form of speech used when our Lord was about to asseverate a thing, and assert something of moment and importance, and which he would have attended to.

Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God;
the Gospel, and the mysteries of it:

as a little child;
laying aside all pride and prejudice, attending thereunto with humility and meekness:

he shall not enter therein;
he shall attain to no true spiritual knowledge of the Gospel; nor should he be admitted into a Gospel church state, and to the ordinances of it.

Mark 10:15 In-Context

13 People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them.
14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He 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.
15 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
16 And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.
17 As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

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