What does Mark 10:16 say?

and having taken them in his arms, having put his hands upon them, he was blessing them.

What translation is this?

This passage is displayed in the Young's Literal Translation (YLT) translation on Scripture Lens.

What are related verses?

Related passages to Mark 10:16 include Deuteronomy 7:9, Malachi 3:6, Mark 10:15, Mark 10:17, and Mark 9, and more.

Mark 10:16 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Mark 10:17 And as he is going forth into the way, one having run and having kneeled to him, was questioning him, `Good teacher, what may I do, that life age-during I may inherit?'

Mark 10:18 And Jesus said to him, `Why me dost thou call good? no one <FI>is<Fi> good except One--God;

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "verily I say to you whoever may..." into verse 17's "And as he is going forth into...", so "having" and "taken" 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 "having" and "taken" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.