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Mark 10:12–15

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And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
¶ And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
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From verse 12

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:11Rank 1 from verse 12
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    11But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

  2. 1 Corinthians 7:13Rank 2 from verse 12
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    13And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.

From verse 13

  1. Matthew 19:13–15Rank 1 from verse 13
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    13¶ Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

    14But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

    15And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

  2. Luke 18:15–17Rank 2 from verse 13
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    15And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

    16But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

    17Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.

  3. Deuteronomy 31:12–13Rank 3 from verse 13
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    12Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the Lord your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:

    13And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the Lord your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.

  4. Exodus 10:9–11Rank 4 from verse 13
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    9And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the Lord.

    10And he said unto them, Let the Lord be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.

    11Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the Lord; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.

  5. Joel 2:16Rank 5 from verse 13
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    16Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

  6. Mark 10:48Rank 6 from verse 13
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    48And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

  7. Mark 9:38Rank 7 from verse 13
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    38¶ And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.

From verse 14

  1. Matthew 18:4Rank 1 from verse 14
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    4Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

  2. Matthew 19:14Rank 2 from verse 14
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    14But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

  3. Matthew 18:10Rank 3 from verse 14
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    10Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

  4. Psalms 131:1–2Rank 4 from verse 14
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    1LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.

    2Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.

  5. 1 Peter 2:2Rank 5 from verse 14
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    2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

  6. Luke 18:15–16Rank 6 from verse 14
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    15And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

    16But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

  7. 2 Timothy 3:15Rank 7 from verse 14
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    15And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

  8. 1 Corinthians 14:20Rank 8 from verse 14
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    20Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

  9. 1 Corinthians 7:14Rank 9 from verse 14
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    14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

  10. Revelation 14:5Rank 10 from verse 14
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    5And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.

  11. 2 Timothy 1:5Rank 11 from verse 14
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    5When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

  12. Acts 2:39Rank 12 from verse 14
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    39For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

  13. Acts 3:25Rank 13 from verse 14
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    25Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

  14. Deuteronomy 29:11–12Rank 14 from verse 14
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    11Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water:

    12That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the Lord thy God, and into his oath, which the Lord thy God maketh with thee this day:

  15. Deuteronomy 4:37Rank 15 from verse 14
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    37And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;

  16. Ephesians 4:26Rank 16 from verse 14
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    26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

  17. Genesis 17:10–14Rank 17 from verse 14
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    10This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.

    11And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.

    12And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.

    13He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

    14And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.

  18. Genesis 17:7Rank 18 from verse 14
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    7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

  19. Isaiah 65:23Rank 19 from verse 14
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    23They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.

  20. Jeremiah 32:39–40Rank 20 from verse 14
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    39And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:

    40And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.

  21. Luke 9:54–56Rank 21 from verse 14
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    54And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?

    55But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.

    56For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.

  22. Mark 3:5Rank 22 from verse 14
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    5And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

  23. Mark 8:33Rank 23 from verse 14
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    33But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.

  24. Numbers 14:31Rank 24 from verse 14
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    31But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised.

  25. Psalms 115:14–15Rank 25 from verse 14
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    14The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children.

    15Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth.

  26. Psalms 78:4Rank 26 from verse 14
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    4We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

  27. Romans 11:16Rank 27 from verse 14
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    16For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.

  28. Romans 11:28Rank 28 from verse 14
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    28As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes.

  29. 1 Samuel 1:11Rank 29 from verse 14
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    11And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no rasor come upon his head.

  30. 1 Samuel 1:22Rank 30 from verse 14
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    22But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the Lord, and there abide for ever.

  31. 1 Samuel 1:27–28Rank 31 from verse 14
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    27For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him:

    28Therefore also I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the Lord. And he worshipped the Lord there.

From verse 15

  1. Matthew 18:3Rank 1 from verse 15
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    3And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

  2. Luke 18:17Rank 2 from verse 15
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    17Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.

  3. John 3:3–6Rank 3 from verse 15
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    3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

    4Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?

    5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

    6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

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Mark 10:12

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

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husband

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Sense 1: A married man in relation to his wife. Sense 2: One who manages or cultivates carefully.

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married

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of marry, meaning to take or join in marriage; to enter the marriage relation.

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another

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1. In "one another" and like reciprocal or distributive constructions, each the other, or one in relation to the other or others. 2. One other, one more, or a different or additional person or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Mark 10:13

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young

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1. Early in life or growth. 2. Offspring or young persons or creatures.

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

rebuked

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of rebuke. Sense 1: To reprove or censure. Sense 2: To command something to cease or be restrained.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Mark 10:14

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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displeased

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of displease, meaning to give offense, cause displeasure, or make angry.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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suffer

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1. To permit, allow, let, or tolerate. 2. To endure, bear, experience, undergo, or be subjected to something.

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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kingdom

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The rule, royal authority, government, realm, territory, subjects, or dominion of a king.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Mark 10:15

COMBINED MEANING

say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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kingdom

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The rule, royal authority, government, realm, territory, subjects, or dominion of a king.

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child

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1. A son or daughter; an offspring or descendant. 2. A young person or infant, considered by age or development. 3. In 'with child,' pregnant or carrying an unborn child. 4. One described as belonging to, derived from, characterized by, or dependent upon another person, group, or condition.

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enter

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To go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.

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therein

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In, within, during, or concerning that place, person, thing, condition, time, or matter previously mentioned.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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10:2¶ And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.

10:3And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?

10:4And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

10:5And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

10:6But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

10:7For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

10:8And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.

10:9What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

10:10And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.

10:11And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

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

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10:13¶ And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.

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10:14But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

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10:15Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

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10:16And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

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