Mark 10:16 (DRB)

Passage

And embracing them and laying his hands upon them, he blessed them.

Nearby Context

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.

Mark 10:17 And when he was gone forth into the way, a certain man, running up and kneeling before him, asked him: Good Master, what shall I do that I may receive life everlasting?

Mark 10:18 And Jesus said to him: Why callest thou me good? None is good but one, that is God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "embracing", "laying", "hands", "upon", and "blessed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "embracing" and "laying", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "Amen I say to you whosoever shall..." into verse 17's "And when he was gone forth into...", so "embracing" and "laying" 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 "embracing" and "laying" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.