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Mark 10:13-31

Let the Little Children Come

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Let the Little Children Come

Mark 10:13-31

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This song belongs to the Mark collection. One recording is available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

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Mark
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Mark
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[Refrain - in his arms] Suffer the little children to come unto me, Forbid them not, For of such is the kingdom of God. He took them in his arms and blessed them. [Verse 1 - the running man] Good Master, what shall I do That I may inherit eternal life? Thou knowest the commandments; All these have I observed from my youth. [Verse 2 - one thing lacking] Jesus beholding him loved him: One thing thou lackest. Sell whatsoever thou hast, give to the poor, Take up the cross, and follow me. [Interlude - he went away grieved] He was sad at that saying And went away grieved, for he had great possessions. [Bridge - the needle's eye] How hardly shall they that have riches enter the kingdom. It is easier for a camel to pass through a needle's eye. Who then can be saved? With men it is impossible, but not with God. [Outro] Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom as a little child Shall not enter therein. With God all things are possible.

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About the passage

Mark 10: The road to Jerusalem measures greatness differently

Mark 10 keeps asking what people hold, receive, leave, or request as Jesus moves toward Jerusalem. A test about divorce sends Jesus back from legal permission to creation. Children are blocked by the disciples and then welcomed into Jesus' arms as he speaks of receiving the kingdom. A man with great possessions runs up seeking eternal life and leaves grieving when the answer reaches what he cannot release. Peter then asks, in effect, what leaving everything means for the disciples, and Jesus includes persecution in the promised return. The road to Jerusalem becomes explicit, along with another detailed prediction of suffering. James and John still ask for honored seats. Jesus answers with service and the Son of man's life given as a ransom for many. The chapter closes with Bartimaeus asking not for rank but sight, receiving it, and joining Jesus on the road.

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