Mark 5:39

5:39 When he entered he said to them, “Why are you distressed and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep.”

Mark 9:36

9:36 He took a little child and had him stand among them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,

Mark 7:30

7:30 She went home and found the child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

Mark 10:15

10:15 I tell you the truth, ¹  whoever does not receive ²  the kingdom of God like a child ³  will never ⁴  enter it.”

Mark 5:40

5:40 And they began making fun of him. ⁵  But he put them all outside ⁶  and he took the child’s father and mother and his own companions ⁷  and went into the room where the child was. ⁸ 

¹ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

² sn On receive see John 1:12.

³ sn The point of the comparison receive the kingdom of God like a child has more to do with a child’s trusting spirit and willingness to be dependent and receive from others than any inherent humility the child might possess.

⁴ tn The negation in Greek (οὐ μή, ou mh) is very strong here.

¹ tn Grk “They were laughing at him.” The imperfect verb has been taken ingressively.

² tn Or “threw them all outside.” The verb used, ἐκβάλλω (ekballw), almost always has the connotation of force in Mark.

³ tn Grk “those with him.”

⁴ tn Grk “into where the child was.”