Mark 10:13 (GNV)

Passage

Then they brought litle children to him, that he should touch them, and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.

Nearby Context

Mark 10:11 And he sayd vnto them, Whosoeuer shall put away his wife and marrie another, committeth adulterie against her.

Mark 10:12 And if a woman put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adulterie.

Mark 10:13 Then they brought litle children to him, that he should touch them, and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.

Mark 10:14 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.

Mark 10:15 Verely I say vnto you, Whosoeuer shall not receiue the kingdome of God as a litle childe, he shall not enter therein.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "brought", "litle", "children", "should", "touch", "disciples", and "rebuked". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "brought" and "litle", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And if a woman put away her..." into verse 14's "But when Iesus sawe it he was...", so "brought" and "litle" 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 "brought" and "litle" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.