MARK 10:14 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) However, Yeshua noticed it and was upset, “Just let those kids come. Don’t prevent them because God’s kingdom consists of people like them.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT But having seen this, Jesus was indignant and said to them, “Permit the little children to come to me, and do not forbid them, for of the ones such as these is the kingdom of God.

UST When Jesus noticed what they were doing, he was very upset. He told his apprentices, “Allow the young children to come here. Do not stop them! I say that because they and people like them are part of God’s kingdom.

BSB But [when] Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, [and] {do} not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such [as these].

BLB And having seen, Jesus was indignant and said to them, "Permit the little children to come to Me; do not hinder them! For to such belongs the kingdom of God.

AICNT But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

OEB When, however, Jesus saw this, he was indignant. ‘Let the little children come to me,’ he said, ‘do not hinder them; for it is to the childlike that the kingdom of God belongs.

WEBBE But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation and said to them, “Allow the little children to come to me! Don’t forbid them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.

WMBB But when Yeshua saw it, he was moved with indignation and said to them, “Allow the little children to come to me! Don’t forbid them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.

NET But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

LSV and Jesus having seen, was much displeased, and He said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me, and do not forbid them, for of such is the Kingdom of God;

FBV But when Jesus saw what they were doing, he became very upset and told them, “Let the children come to me! Don't stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children.

TCNT When Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to me; do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

T4T When Jesus saw that, he became angry. He said to the disciples, “Allow the children to come to me! Do not forbid them [DOU]! It is people who are humble and trust as they do who can experience ◄God’s rule in their lives/God taking care of them► [MET].

LEB But when[fn] Jesus saw it,[fn] he was indignant, and said to them, “Let the young children come to me. Do not forbid them, _⌊for to such belongs_⌋[fn] the kingdom of God.

10:14 *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal

10:14 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

10:14 Literally “for of such is”

BBE And when Jesus saw it, he was angry, and said to them, Let the little children come to me, and do not keep them away; for of such is the kingdom of God.

Moff but Jesus was angry when he saw this, and he said to them, "Let the children come to me, do not stop them: the Realm of God belongs to such as these.

Wymth Jesus, however, on seeing this, was moved to indignation, and said to them, "Let the little children come to me: do not hinder them; for to those who are childlike the Kingdom of God belongs.

ASV But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me; forbid them not: for to such belongeth the kingdom of God.

DRA Whom when Jesus saw, he was much displeased, and saith to them: Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God.

YLT and Jesus having seen, was much displeased, and he said to them, 'Suffer the children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;

Drby But Jesus seeing [it], was indignant, and said to them, Suffer the little children to come to me; forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of [fn]God.

10.14 Elohim

RV But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me; forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

SLT And Jesus, having seen, felt pain, and said to them, Permit children to come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

Wbstr But when Jesus saw it , he was much displeased, and said to them, Suffer the little children to come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

KJB-1769 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

KJB-1611 But when Iesus saw it, hee was much displeased, and said vnto them, Suffer the little children to come vnto mee, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdome of God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps But when Iesus sawe it, he was sore displeased, and sayde vnto them: Suffer the young children to come vnto me, forbyd them not: For of such, is the kyngdome of God.
(But when Yesus/Yeshua saw it, he was sore displeased, and said unto them: Suffer the young children to come unto me, forbid them not: For of such, is the kingdom of God.)

Gnva But when Iesus sawe it, he was displeased, and said to them, Suffer the litle children to come vnto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdome of God.
(But when Yesus/Yeshua saw it, he was displeased, and said to them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. )

Cvdl Neuertheles whan Iesus sawe it, he was displeased, and sayde vnto them: Suffre the children to come vnto me, and forbyd them not, for of soch is the kyngdome of God.
(Nevertheless when Yesus/Yeshua saw it, he was displeased, and said unto them: Suffer the children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God.)

TNT When Iesus sawe that he was displeased and sayd to the: Suffre the chyldre to come vnto me and forbid the not. For of suche is the kyngdome of God.
(When Yesus/Yeshua saw that he was displeased and said to them: Suffer the chyldre to come unto me and forbid the not. For of such is the kingdom of God. )

Wycl And whanne Jhesus hadde seyn hem, he baar heuy, and seide to hem, Suffre ye litle children to come to me, and forbede ye hem not, for of suche is the kyngdom of God.
(And when Yhesus had seen hem, he baar heuy, and said to hem, Suffer ye/you_all little children to come to me, and forbid ye/you_all hem not, for of such is the kingdom of God.)

Luth Da es aber JEsus sah, ward er unwillig und sprach zu ihnen: Laßt die Kindlein zu mir kommen und wehret ihnen nicht; denn solcher ist das Reich Gottes.
(So it but Yesus saw, what/which he unwilling and spoke to/for to_them: Let the little_child to/for to_me coming and defend to_them not; because/than such is the kingdom God’s.)

ClVg Quos cum videret Jesus, indigne tulit, et ait illis: Sinite parvulos venire ad me, et ne prohibueritis eos: talium enim est regnum Dei.[fn]
(Quos when/with he_would_see Yesus, unworthily took, and he_said to_them: Sinite little_ones to_come to me, and not prohibueritis them: suchum because it_is kingdom of_God. )

10.14 Talium enim est regnum Dei. Talium significanter dicit, non istorum. Quasi dicat: Mores regnant, non ætas. His promittitur regnum cœlorum qui similem habent simplicitatem et innocentiam, quibus congruit illud apostolis: Nolite effici parvuli sensibus, sed malitia parvuli estote I Cor. 14..

10.14 Talium because it_is kingdom of_God. Talium significanter he_says, not/no to_thisrum. As_if let_him_say: Mores kingdomsnt, not/no ætas. His promised kingdom of_the_heavens who/which similar they_have simplicity and innocence, to_whom fits it/this/that apostles: Don't effici little_ones senses, but malice/vice little_ones be I Cor. 14..

UGNT ἰδὼν δὲ, ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἠγανάκτησεν καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, ἄφετε τὰ παιδία ἔρχεσθαι πρός με, καὶ μὴ κωλύετε αὐτά; τῶν γὰρ τοιούτων ἐστὶν ἡ Βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ.
(idōn de, ho Yaʸsous aʸganaktaʸsen kai eipen autois, afete ta paidia erⱪesthai pros me, kai maʸ kōluete auta; tōn gar toioutōn estin haʸ Basileia tou Theou.)

SBL-GNT ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἠγανάκτησεν καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Ἄφετε τὰ παιδία ἔρχεσθαι πρός με, μὴ κωλύετε αὐτά, τῶν γὰρ τοιούτων ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ.
(idōn de ho Yaʸsous aʸganaktaʸsen kai eipen autois; Afete ta paidia erⱪesthai pros me, maʸ kōluete auta, tōn gar toioutōn estin haʸ basileia tou theou.)

RP-GNT Ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἠγανάκτησεν, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ἄφετε τὰ παιδία ἔρχεσθαι πρός με· μὴ κωλύετε αὐτά· τῶν γὰρ τοιούτων ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ.
(Idōn de ho Yaʸsous aʸganaktaʸsen, kai eipen autois, Afete ta paidia erⱪesthai pros me; maʸ kōluete auta; tōn gar toioutōn estin haʸ basileia tou theou.)

TC-GNT Ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἠγανάκτησε, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ἄφετε τὰ παιδία ἔρχεσθαι πρός με· [fn]μὴ κωλύετε αὐτά· τῶν γὰρ τοιούτων ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ.
(Idōn de ho Yaʸsous aʸganaktaʸse, kai eipen autois, Afete ta paidia erⱪesthai pros me; maʸ kōluete auta; tōn gar toioutōn estin haʸ basileia tou Theou. )

10:14 μη ¦ και μη ANT TR

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 10:13–16: Jesus blessed little children

Some people brought their children for Jesus to bless them. The disciples probably thought that Jesus was too important to bless children. So they prevented the people from bringing the children. But Jesus wanted to bless them. He allowed the children to come to him.

Jesus used the things that happened with these children to teach that God accepts people who are humble. The people whom God rules should be like little children: they should humbly accept God’s rule in their lives.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Jesus and Little Children (NET)

Some little children were brought to Jesus

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 19:13–15 and Luke 18:15–17.

10:14a

But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant

When Jesus saw this, he became angry.
Jesus saw that and was very displeased.

He was indignant: The word indignant means “angry” or “upset.” Jesus was upset or angry because the disciples told the parents not to bring the children to him.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

he became angry (CEV)

he was greatly displeased (NKJV)

10:14b

and told them,

He/Jesus said to them,
So he/Jesus said to his followers,

10:14c

“Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them!

“Allow the little children to come to me and do not stop them,
“Do not forbid the children to come to me. Permit them to come,

10:14b–c

Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them!: There are two commands in this part of the verse: Let the little children come to Me and do not hinder them. These commands have similar meanings. Jesus repeated his meaning in two different ways to emphasize what he said.

In some languages it may be more natural to give the negative command first. For example:

Do not forbid the children to come to me. Allow them to come….

In other languages it may be more natural to combine the two commands. For example, the GW has:

Don’t stop the children from coming to me.

Translate these two commands in a natural way in your language.

Let: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as Let means “allow” or “permit.” For example:

Allow the little children to come to me.

hinder: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as hinder means “forbid” or “stop.”

Here are some other ways to translate this command:

do not stop them (GNT)

do not forbid their coming to me

10:14d

For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

for it is people who are trustful/trusting like these children who will live in the kingdom of God.
because God rules people like this.

For: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as For introduces the reason for Jesus’ commands to his disciples in 10:14c. Another way to translate this conjunction is “because.”

the kingdom of God belongs to such as these: The phrase kingdom of God refers to God’s activity of ruling and caring for his people as their king. It does not refer to a land or country that he rules over. It refers to the relationship that he has with his people. He leads, protects, and cares for them. They obey, trust, and submit to him as their king.

The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as the kingdom of God belongs to such as these means “people like this have the right/privilege to be included in the group of people whom God rules.” It does not mean that such people own the kingdom of God. See also kingdom of God, Context 2, in the Glossary.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

Children like these are part of the kingdom of God. (GW)

…it is people like these children who will live under God’s chieftaincy.

…it is people like these children who are citizens of the kingdom of God.

…God cares for little ones like these as their king.

such as these: The phrase such as these means “people like these children.” It probably refers to people who are humble and depend on God. They are like children who depend on their parents. In some languages it may be necessary to make some of this information explicit. For example:

…because the kingdom of God belongs to people who depend on God like these children depend on their parents.

…for it is people who are trustful/trusting like these children who will live in the kingdom of God.

General Comment on 10:14c–d

In these verses, 10:14d expresses the reason for the result in 10:14c. In some languages, it may be more natural to change the order of these clauses. For example:

^14dThe kingdom of God belongs to little children as these, ^14cso let them come to me, and do not hinder them.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἰδών Δέ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἠγανάκτησεν καί εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Ἄφετε τά παιδία ἔρχεσθαι πρός μέ καί μή κωλύετε αὐτά τῶν γάρ τοιούτων ἐστίν ἡ Βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ)

Here, the word But introduces what Jesus said in contrast to what the disciples were doing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of contrast, or you could leave But untranslated. Alternate translation: [In contrast,]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ἄφετε τὰ παιδία ἔρχεσθαι πρός με, καὶ μὴ κωλύετε αὐτά; τῶν γὰρ τοιούτων ἐστὶν ἡ Βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these clauses, since the last clause gives the reason for the result that the first two clauses describe. Alternate translation: [Of the ones such as these is the kingdom of God, so permit the little children to come to me, and do not forbid them]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

ἄφετε τὰ παιδία ἔρχεσθαι πρός με, καὶ μὴ κωλύετε αὐτά

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the phrases with a word other than and in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternatively, you could combine the two clauses. Alternate translation: [Permit the little children to come to me; yes, do not forbid them] or [Permit the little children to come to me]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

ἄφετε & μὴ κωλύετε

Because Jesus is speaking to his disciples, the commands Permit and do not forbid are plural.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἔρχεσθαι

˓to_be˒_coming

In a context such as this, your language might say “go” instead of come. Alternate translation: [to go]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τῶν & τοιούτων ἐστὶν ἡ Βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ

¬the & ˱of˲_such (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἰδών Δέ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἠγανάκτησεν καί εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Ἄφετε τά παιδία ἔρχεσθαι πρός μέ καί μή κωλύετε αὐτά τῶν γάρ τοιούτων ἐστίν ἡ Βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ)

Here, Jesus is using the possessive form to describe people who belong in the kingdom of God. If this is not clear in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the kingdom of God belongs to the ones such as these] or [the ones such as these belong in the kingdom of God]

Note 7 topic: writing-pronouns

τῶν & τοιούτων

¬the & ˱of˲_such

The pronoun these refers to the little children. If this is not clear for your readers, you could refer to the little children more directly. Alternate translation: [of the ones such as these little children]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / simile