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16 And He took them [the children up [a]one by one] in His arms and [[b]fervently invoked a] blessing, placing His hands upon them.

17 And as He was setting out on His journey, a man ran up and knelt before Him and asked Him, Teacher, [You are [c]essentially and perfectly [d]morally] good, what must I do to inherit eternal life [that is, [e]to partake of eternal salvation in the Messiah’s kingdom]?

18 And Jesus said to him, Why do you call Me [[f]essentially and perfectly [g]morally] good? There is no one [[h]essentially and perfectly [i]morally] good—except God alone.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 10:16 W. Robertson Nicoll, ed., The Expositor’s Greek New Testament.
  2. Mark 10:16 Henry Alford, The Greek New Testament.
  3. Mark 10:17 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  4. Mark 10:17 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  5. Mark 10:17 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  6. Mark 10:18 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  7. Mark 10:18 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  8. Mark 10:18 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  9. Mark 10:18 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.

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