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Mark 10:16
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KJ21
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.
AMP
And He took the children [one by one] in His arms and blessed them [with kind, encouraging words], placing His hands on them.
AMPC
And He took them [the children up one by one] in His arms and [fervently invoked a] blessing, placing His hands upon them.
BRG
And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
CSB
After taking them in his arms, he laid his hands on them and blessed them.
CSBA
After taking them in his arms, he laid his hands on them and blessed them.
CEB
Then he hugged the children and blessed them.
CJB
And he took them in his arms, laid his hands on them, and made a b’rakhah over them.
CEV
Then Jesus took the children in his arms and blessed them by placing his hands on them.
DARBY
And having taken them in his arms, having laid his hands on them, he blessed them.
DLNT
And having taken them in His arms, He was blessing them, while laying His hands on them.
DRA
And embracing them, and laying his hands upon them, he blessed them.
ERV
Then Jesus held the children in his arms. He laid his hands on them and blessed them.
EASY
Then Jesus took hold of the children. He put his hands on each of them and he asked God to bless them.
EHV
And he took the little children in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.
ESV
And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them.
ESVUK
And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them.
EXB
Then Jesus took the children in his arms, ·put [laid] his hands on them, and blessed them.
GNV
And he took them up in his arms, and put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
GW
Jesus put his arms around the children and blessed them by placing his hands on them.
GNT
Then he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on each of them, and blessed them.
HCSB
After taking them in His arms, He laid His hands on them and blessed them.
ICB
Then Jesus took the children in his arms. He put his hands on them and blessed them.
ISV
Then after he had hugged the children, he tenderly blessed them as he laid his hands on them.
PHILLIPS
Then some people came to him bringing little children for him to touch. The disciples tried to discourage them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant and told them, “You must let little children come to me—never stop them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Indeed, I assure you that the man who does not accept the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” Then he took the children in his arms and laid his hands on them and blessed them.
JUB
And taking them up in his arms and putting his hands upon them, he blessed them.
KJV
And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
AKJV
And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
LSB
And He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them.
LEB
And after taking them into his arms, he blessed them, placing his hands on them.
TLB
Then he took the children into his arms and placed his hands on their heads and he blessed them.
MSG
The people brought children to Jesus, hoping he might touch them. The disciples shooed them off. But Jesus was irate and let them know it: “Don’t push these children away. Don’t ever get between them and me. These children are at the very center of life in the kingdom. Mark this: Unless you accept God’s kingdom in the simplicity of a child, you’ll never get in.” Then, gathering the children up in his arms, he laid his hands of blessing on them.
MEV
And He took them up in His arms, put His hands on them, and blessed them.
MOUNCE
And taking them into his arms, he blessed them, laying his hands on them.
NOG
Yeshua put his arms around the children and blessed them by placing his hands on them.
NABRE
Then he embraced them and blessed them, placing his hands on them.
NASB
And He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them.
NASB1995
And He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them.
NCB
And he took them up into his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.
NCV
Then Jesus took the children in his arms, put his hands on them, and blessed them.
NET
After he took the children in his arms, he placed his hands on them and blessed them.
NIRV
Then he took the children in his arms. He placed his hands on them to bless them.
NIV
And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.
NIVUK
And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.
NKJV
And He took them up in His arms, laid His hands on them, and blessed them.
NLV
He took the children in His arms. He put His hands on them and prayed that good would come to them.
NLT
Then he took the children in his arms and placed his hands on their heads and blessed them.
NMB
And he took them up in his arms, and put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
NRSVA
And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.
NRSVACE
And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.
NRSVCE
And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.
NRSVUE
And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.
NTFE
And he hugged them, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.
OJB
And having taken the yeladim into his arms, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach laid his hands on them and made a bracha over them.
RGT
And He took them up in His arms and put His hands upon them and blessed them.
RSV
And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands upon them.
RSVCE
And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands upon them.
TLV
And He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them.
VOICE
Jesus gathered the children in His arms, and He laid His hands on them to bless them.
WEB
He took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them.
WE
Jesus took the children up in his arms. He put his hands on them and blessed them.
WYC
And he embraced them, and laid his hands on them, and blessed them. [And he embracing them, and putting hands upon them, blessed them.]
YLT
and having taken them in his arms, having put [his] hands upon them, he was blessing them.
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