Mark 10:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And when Jesus saw it, he was angry, and said to them, Let the little children come to me, and do not keep them away; for of such is the kingdom of God.

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  • Matt 18:4 : 4 Whoever, then, will make himself as low as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
  • Matt 18:10 : 10 Let it not seem to you that one of these little ones is of no value; for I say to you that in heaven their angels see at all times the face of my Father in heaven.
  • Matt 19:14 : 14 But Jesus said, Let the little ones come to me, and do not keep them away: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
  • 1 Pet 2:2 : 2 Be full of desire for the true milk of the word, as babies at their mothers' breasts, so that you may go on to salvation;
  • Rev 14:5 : 5 And in their mouth there was no false word, for they are untouched by evil.
  • Ps 78:4 : 4 We will not keep them secret from our children; we will make clear to the coming generation the praises of the Lord and his strength, and the great works of wonder which he has done.
  • Ps 115:14-15 : 14 May the Lord give you and your children still greater increase. 15 May you have the blessing of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
  • Ps 131:1-2 : 1 <A Song of the going up. Of David.> Lord, there is no pride in my heart and my eyes are not lifted up; and I have not taken part in great undertakings, or in things over-hard for me. 2 See, I have made my soul calm and quiet, like a child on its mother's breast; my soul is like a child on its mother's breast.
  • Isa 65:23 : 23 Their work will not be for nothing, and they will not give birth to children for destruction; for they are a seed to whom the Lord has given his blessing, and their offspring will be with them.
  • Jer 32:39-40 : 39 And I will give them one heart and one way, so that they may go on in the worship of me for ever, for their good and the good of their children after them: 40 And I will make an eternal agreement with them, that I will never give them up, but ever do them good; and I will put the fear of me in their hearts, so that they will not go away from me.
  • Gen 17:7 : 7 And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you.
  • Gen 17:10-14 : 10 And this is the agreement which you are to keep with me, you and your seed after you: every male among you is to undergo circumcision. 11 In the flesh of your private parts you are to undergo it, as a mark of the agreement between me and you. 12 Every male among you, from one generation to another, is to undergo circumcision when he is eight days old, with every servant whose birth takes place in your house, or for whom you gave money to someone of another country, and not of your seed. 13 He who comes to birth in your house and he who is made yours for a price, all are to undergo circumcision; so that my agreement may be marked in your flesh, an agreement for all time. 14 And any male who does not undergo circumcision will be cut off from his people: my agreement has been broken by him.
  • Num 14:31 : 31 And your little ones, whom you said would come into strange hands, I will take in, and they will see the land which you would not have.
  • Deut 4:37 : 37 And because of his love for your fathers, he took their seed and made it his, and he himself, present among you, took you out of Egypt by his great power;
  • Deut 29:11-12 : 11 And your little ones, your wives, and the men of other lands who are with you in your tents, down to the wood-cutter and the servant who gets water for you: 12 With the purpose of taking part in the agreement of the Lord your God, and his oath which he makes with you today:
  • Mark 3:5 : 5 And looking round on them he was angry, being sad because of their hard hearts; and he said to the man, Put out your hand. And he put it out, and his hand was made well.
  • Mark 8:33 : 33 But he, turning about, and seeing his disciples, said sharply to Peter, Get out of my way, Satan: for your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.
  • Luke 9:54-56 : 54 And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, may we send fire from heaven and put an end to them? 55 But turning round he said sharp words to them. 56 And they went to another small town.
  • Luke 18:15-16 : 15 And they took their children to him, so that he might put his hands on them: but when the disciples saw it, they said sharp words to them 16 But Jesus sent for them, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not keep them away, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
  • Acts 2:39 : 39 For the word of God is for you and for your children and for all those who are far off, even all those who may be marked out by the Lord our God.
  • Acts 3:25 : 25 You are the sons of the prophets, and of the agreement which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, Through your seed a blessing will come on all the families of the earth.
  • Rom 11:16 : 16 And if the first-fruit is holy, so is the mass: and if the root is holy, so are the branches.
  • Rom 11:28 : 28 As far as the good news is in question, they are cut off from God on account of you, but as far as the selection is in question, they are loved on account of the fathers.
  • 1 Cor 7:14 : 14 For the husband who has not faith is made holy through his Christian wife, and the wife who is not a Christian is made holy through the brother: if not, your children would be unholy, but now are they holy.
  • 1 Cor 14:20 : 20 My brothers, do not be children in mind: in evil be as little children, but in mind be of full growth.
  • Eph 4:26 : 26 Be angry without doing wrong; let not the sun go down on your wrath;
  • 2 Tim 1:5 : 5 Having in mind your true faith, which first was in your mother's mother Lois, and in your mother Eunice, and, I am certain, is now in you.
  • 2 Tim 3:15 : 15 And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus.
  • 1 Sam 1:11 : 11 And she made an oath, and said, O Lord of armies, if you will truly take note of the sorrow of your servant, not turning away from me but keeping me in mind, and will give me a man-child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.
  • 1 Sam 1:22 : 22 But Hannah did not go, for she said to her husband, I will not go till the child has been taken from the breast, and then I will take him with me and put him before the Lord, where he may be for ever.
  • 1 Sam 1:27-28 : 27 My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request: 28 So I have given him to the Lord; for all his life he is the Lord's. Then he gave the Lord worship there.

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  • Luke 18:15-17
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    15 And they took their children to him, so that he might put his hands on them: but when the disciples saw it, they said sharp words to them

    16 But Jesus sent for them, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not keep them away, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

    17 Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.

  • Matt 19:13-15
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    13 Then some people took little children to him, so that he might put his hands on them in blessing: and the disciples said sharp words to them.

    14 But Jesus said, Let the little ones come to me, and do not keep them away: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

    15 And he put his hands on them, and went away.

  • Mark 10:13
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    13 And they took to him little children, so that he might put his hands on them: and the disciples said sharp words to them.

  • Mark 10:15-16
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    15 Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.

    16 And he took them in his arms, and gave them a blessing, putting his hands on them.

  • Matt 18:1-6
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    1 In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

    2 And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them,

    3 And said, Truly, I say to you, If you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven.

    4 Whoever, then, will make himself as low as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

    5 And whoever gives honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me:

    6 But whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him to have a great stone fixed to his neck, and to come to his end in the deep sea.

  • Matt 21:14-16
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    14 And the blind and the broken in body came to him in the Temple, and he made them well.

    15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the works of power which he did, and the children crying out in the Temple, Glory to the son of David, they were angry and said to him,

    16 Have you any idea what these are saying? And Jesus said to them, Yes: have you not seen in the Writings, From the lips of children and babies at the breast you have made your praise complete?

  • Mark 9:36-39
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    36 And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them; and taking him in his arms, he said to them,

    37 Whoever will give honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour not to me, but to him who sent me.

    38 John said to him, Master, we saw one driving out evil spirits in your name: and we said that he might not, because he is not one of us.

    39 But Jesus said, Say not so: for there is no man who will do a great work in my name, and be able at the same time to say evil of me.

  • Matt 18:10
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    10 Let it not seem to you that one of these little ones is of no value; for I say to you that in heaven their angels see at all times the face of my Father in heaven.

  • Luke 9:46-50
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    46 Now there was a discussion among them about which of them would be the greatest.

    47 But when Jesus saw the reasoning of their hearts, he took a small child and put him by his side,

    48 And said to them, Whoever gives honour to this child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour to him who sent me: for whoever is least among you all, that man is great.

    49 And John, answering, said, Master, we saw a man driving out evil spirits in your name, and we did not let him do it, because he was not one of us.

    50 But Jesus said to him, Let him do it, for he who is not against you is for you.

  • Mark 10:23-24
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    23 And Jesus, looking round about, said to his disciples, How hard it is for those who have wealth to come into the kingdom of God!

    24 And the disciples were full of wonder at his words. But Jesus said to them again, Children, how hard it is for those who put faith in wealth to come into the kingdom of God!

  • Matt 18:14
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    14 Even so it is not the pleasure of your Father in heaven for one of these little ones to come to destruction.

  • Mark 9:42
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    42 And whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea.

  • Luke 17:2
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    2 It would be well for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea, before he made trouble for any of these little ones.

  • Mark 10:41-42
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    41 And hearing this, the ten became very angry with James and John.

    42 And Jesus made them come to him, and said to them, You see that those who are made rulers over the Gentiles are lords over them, and their great ones have authority over them.

  • Matt 8:12
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    12 But the sons of the kingdom will be put out into the dark, and there will be weeping and cries of pain.

  • Matt 11:16
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    16 But what comparison may I make of this generation? It is like children seated in the market-places, crying out to one another,

  • Matt 14:14
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    14 And he came out and saw a great number of people and he had pity on them, and made well those of them who were ill.

  • Matt 17:17-18
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    17 And Jesus, answering, said, O false and foolish generation, how long will I be with you? how long will I put up with you? let him come here to me.

    18 And Jesus gave orders to the unclean spirit, and it went out of him: and the boy was made well from that hour.

  • Mark 11:15-16
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    15 And they came to Jerusalem; and he went into the Temple, and sent out those who were trading there, overturning the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who were offering doves for money;

    16 And he would not let any man take a vessel through the Temple.

  • Luke 18:24
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    24 And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God!

  • Mark 9:1
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    1 And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There are some here who will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God come with power.

  • Matt 20:24
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    24 And when it came to the ears of the ten, they were angry with the two brothers.

  • Mark 9:14
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    14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great mass of people about them, and scribes questioning them.

  • Luke 9:42
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    42 And while he was coming, he was pushed violently down and twisted by the evil spirit. But Jesus gave sharp orders to the unclean spirit, and made the boy well, and gave him back to his father.

  • Mark 7:27
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    27 And he said to her, Let the children first have their food: for it is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.

  • Matt 3:14
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    14 But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?

  • Luke 10:9
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    9 And make well those in it who are ill and say to them, The kingdom of God is near to you.