Mark 10:14 (DBY)

Passage

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 God.

Nearby Context

Mark 10:12 And if a woman put away her husband and shall marry another, she commits adultery.

Mark 10:13 And they brought little children to him that he might touch them. But the disciples rebuked those that brought [them].

Mark 10:14 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 God.

Mark 10:15 Verily I say to you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall in no wise enter into it.

Mark 10:16 And having taken them in his arms, having laid his hands on them, he blessed them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "seeing", "indignant", "said", "suffer", "little", "children", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "seeing", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And they brought little children to him..." into verse 15's "Verily I say to you Whosoever shall...", so "jesus" and "seeing" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jesus" and "seeing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.