Mark 10:16

He took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands on them.

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WEBBE

He took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them.

BSB

And He took the children in His arms, placed His hands on them, and blessed them.

KJV

And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

ASV

And he took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands upon them.

BBE

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

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καὶ kai And G2532 ἐναγκαλισάμενος enagkalisamenos having embraced G1723 αὐτὰ auta them G846 κατευλόγει kateulogei he was greatly blessing G6050 τιθεὶς titheis having laid G5087 τὰς tas the G3588 χεῖρας cheiras hands G5495 ἐπ ep᾽ on G1909 αὐτά.¶ auta them G846

The early church

(Vict. Ant. e Cat. in Marc.) Fitly does He take them up into His arms to bless them, as it were, lifting into His own bosom, and reconciling Himself to His creation, which in the beginning fell from Him, and was separated from Him. Again, He puts His hands upon the children, to teach us the working of His divine power; and indeed, He puts His hands upon them, as others are wont to do, though His operation is not as that of others, for though He was God, He kept to human ways of acting, as being very man.

Pseudo-Chrysostom · d. 500Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

(ubi sup.) Having embraced the children, He also blessed them, implying that the lowly in spirit are worthy of His blessing, grace, and love.

Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 13–16

Some parents or nurses brought little children to Christ, that he should touch them, in token of his blessing them. It does not appear that they needed bodily cures, nor were they capable of being taught: but those who had the care of them believed that Christ's blessing would do their souls good; therefore they brought them to him. Jesus ordered that they should be brought to him, and that nothing should be said or done to hinder it. Children should be directed to the Saviour as soon as they are able to understand his words. Also, we must receive the kingdom of God as little children; we must stand affected to Christ and his grace, as little children to their parents, nurses, and teachers.

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