Mark 10:14 (DRB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Mark 10:12 And if the wife shall put away her husband and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

Mark 10:13 And they brought to him young children, that he might touch them. And the disciples rebuked them that brought them.

Mark 10:14 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.

Mark 10:15 Amen I say to you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall not enter into it.

Mark 10:16 And embracing them and laying his hands upon them, he blessed them.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And they brought to him young children..." into verse 15's "Amen I say to you whosoever shall...", so "jesus" and "much" 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 "much" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.