Mark 10:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them.”
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“Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And they were bringing unto him little children, that he should touch them: and the disciples rebuked them.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And they were bringing to him children, that he might touch them, and the disciples were rebuking those bringing them,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Mark 10:13 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 10:9“We will go with our young and old,” Moses replied. “We will go with our sons and daughters, and with our flocks and herds, for we must hold a feast to the LORD.”
- Deuteronomy 31:12Assemble the people—men, women, children, and the foreigners within your gates—so that they may listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and to follow carefully all the words of this law.
- Joel 2:16Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the aged, gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.
- Matthew 19:13Then the little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
- Mark 9:38John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”
- Mark 10:48Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
- Luke 18:15Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).