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Mark 10:16-18
Amplified Bible
Mark 10:16-18
Amplified Bible
16 And He took the children [one by one] in His arms and [a]blessed them [with kind, encouraging words], placing His hands on them.
The Rich Young Ruler
17 As He was leaving on His journey, a man ran up and knelt before Him and asked Him, “Good Teacher [You who are essentially good and morally perfect], what shall I do to inherit eternal life [that is, eternal salvation in the Messiah’s kingdom]?”(A) 18 Jesus said to him, “[b]Why do you call Me good? No one is [essentially] good [by nature] except God alone.
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- Mark 10:16 The basic meaning of the Greek word found here for “blessed” is to speak kindly of someone. Jesus was probably giving the children encouragement as only He could, with His infallible knowledge of each child’s future.
- Mark 10:18 Jesus was affirming His deity by challenging the man to recognize Him as Messiah.
Mark 10:16-18
New International Version
Mark 10:16-18
New International Version
16 And he took the children in his arms,(A) placed his hands on them and blessed them.
The Rich and the Kingdom of God(B)
17 As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees(C) before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”(D)
18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.
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