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 10:23

10:23 Then ⁵  Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”

Mark 13:8

13:8 For nation will rise up in arms ⁶  against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines. ⁷  These are but the beginning of birth pains.

[10:15]  ¹ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[10:15]  ² sn On receive see John 1:12.

[10:15]  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.

[10:15]  ⁴ tn The negation in Greek (οὐ μή, ou mh) is very strong here.

[10:23]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[13:8]  ⁹ tn For the translation “rise up in arms” see L&N 55.2.

[13:8]  ¹⁰ sn See Isa 5:13-14; 13:6-16; Hag 2:6-7; Zech 14:4.