Mark 10:14 (YLT)

Passage

and Jesus having seen, was much displeased, and he said to them, `Suffer the children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;

Nearby Context

Mark 10:12 and if a woman may put away her husband, and is married to another, she committeth adultery.'

Mark 10:13 And they were bringing to him children, that he might touch them, and the disciples were rebuking those bringing them,

Mark 10:14 and Jesus having seen, was much displeased, and he said to them, `Suffer the children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;

Mark 10:15 verily I say to you, whoever may not receive the reign of God, as a child--he may not enter into it;'

Mark 10:16 and having taken them in his arms, having put <FI>his<Fi> hands upon them, he was blessing them.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And they were bringing to him children..." into verse 15's "verily I say to you whoever may...", so "jesus" and "having" 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 "having" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.