Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
Then He lifted up the children into His arms, and placing His hands on them, He asked God's blessing on them.
New American Standard Bible
And He
King James Version
And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
Holman Bible
After taking them in His arms, He laid His hands on
International Standard Version
Then after he had hugged the children, he tenderly blessed them as he laid his hands on them.
A Conservative Version
And having embraced them, while laying his hands upon them, he blessed them.
American Standard Version
And he took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands upon them.
Amplified
And He took the children [one by one] in His arms and
Anderson New Testament
And he took them in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.
Bible in Basic English
And he took them in his arms, and gave them a blessing, putting his hands on them.
Common New Testament
And he took them in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them.
Daniel Mace New Testament
then he embraced them, and laying his hand upon them, he gave them his blessing.
Darby Translation
And having taken them in his arms, having laid his hands on them, he blessed them.
Godbey New Testament
And taking them up in His arms, putting His hands on them, He continued to bless them copiously.
Goodspeed New Testament
And he took the children in his arms and laid his hands on them and blessed them.
John Wesley New Testament
And taking them up in his arms, he put his hands upon them and blessed them.
Julia Smith Translation
And having taken them up in his arms, having put the hands upon them, he praised them.
King James 2000
And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And [after] taking [them] into his arms, he blessed them, placing his hands on them.
Modern King James verseion
And taking them up in His arms, He put His hands on them and blessed them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he took them up in his arms, and put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
Moffatt New Testament
Then he put his arms round them, laid his hands on them and blessed them.
Montgomery New Testament
Then he took them in his arms, and laid his hand upon them in blessing.
NET Bible
After he took the children in his arms, he placed his hands on them and blessed them.
New Heart English Bible
And he took them in his arms, laying his hands on them, and blessed them.
Noyes New Testament
And he took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands upon them.
Sawyer New Testament
And he took them in his arms, and laid his hands on them, and blessed them.
The Emphasized Bible
And, folding them in his arms, he was blessing them, having laid his hands upon them.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he took them in his arms, and laying his hand upon them, gave them his benediction.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Then he folded the children in his arms, and, placing his hands on them, gave them his blessing.
Webster
And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
Weymouth New Testament
Then He took them in His arms and blessed them lovingly, one by one, laying His hands upon them.
Williams New Testament
Then He took the little children into His arms, and as He laid His hands upon them one by one, He tenderly blessed them.
World English Bible
He took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands on them.
Worrell New Testament
And, taking them in His arms, He was blessing them, placing His hands upon them.
Worsley New Testament
And He took them in his arms, and put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
Youngs Literal Translation
and having taken them in his arms, having put his hands upon them, he was blessing them.
Themes
Children » Promises and assurances to
Children » Should be » Brought to Christ
Christ » Touch of secured health and comfort for those whom he touched » The touch upon childhood
Contact » Secured health and comfort for those whom he touched » The touch upon childhood
hands » Laying on of » In blessing
hands » Imposition of, used in » Blessing
Imposition of hands » In blessing
Jesus Christ » History of » Blesses little children (in peraea)
Laying on of hands » In blessing
Personal contact » Secured health and comfort for those whom he touched » The touch upon childhood
Touch » Christ's secured health and comfort for those whom he touched » The touch upon childhood
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 10:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Little Children Brought To Jesus
15 Truly I tell you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God as a little child does, that person will by no means enter it." 16 Then He lifted up the children into His arms, and placing His hands on them, He asked God's blessing on them. 17 As Jesus was leaving to go on His way, a man ran to Him and kneeled down in front of Him and asked, "Good Teacher, what should I do in order to possess never ending life?"
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Cross References
Mark 9:36
And He took a little child and placed it in front of them, and lifting the child up into His arms, He said to them,
Luke 2:28-34
Simeon took Jesus in his arms, praised God and said,
Luke 24:50-51
Then Jesus led His apostles out [of Jerusalem] until they came near to Bethany [Note: This was a village fewer than two miles east of Jerusalem]. [There] He raised His hands and asked God's blessing on them.
John 21:15-17
So, after they had eaten, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you really love me more than these [other disciples do]?" Peter answered Him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." [Note: Since two different Greek words for "love" are used in this conversation, some scholars see a distinction in their meaning. See Butler, Vol. II, pp. 453-457 for a discussion of these views]. Jesus replied to him, "[Then] feed my lambs."