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Ordinary Time · Year B

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 3, 2027

Let the Little Children Come to Me, Joos van Winghe
Let the Little Children Come to Me, Joos van Winghe, 16th century(Flemish Renaissance painting)
A Flemish painting of mothers pushing forward with infants while the disciples try to hold them back, and Christ overruling them.Let the little children come to me; do not stop them: the reading is the disciples being wrong about who counts.Joos van WingheA Brussels painter who fled to Frankfurt for religious reasons, working in a late mannerist style.(Flemish Renaissance painting)No holding institution is recorded with the image; it is known from reproduction.(Flemish Renaissance painting)
Roman Lectionary
GospelMark 10:2-16Mk 10:2-16 orMark 10:2-12Mk 10:2-12
Second ReadingHeb. 2:9-11Heb 2:9-11
First ReadingGen. 2:18-24Gn 2:18-24
Responsorial PsalmPs. 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 (cf. 5)Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 (cf. 5)

Overview & Insights

"Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate." (Mark 10:9)

When Pharisees test Jesus about divorce, he points back to creation, that God made them male and female and the two become one flesh, so that what God has joined no one should separate. He then welcomes the children brought to him, rebuking those who would turn them away and teaching that the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

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Commentary

Commentary on Mark 10:2-16Commentary on Mk 10:2-16 Working Preacher

Luther Seminary exegesis of the teaching on marriage and the blessing of the children for this Sunday of the Year B track.

Mark 10:2-16 CommentaryMk 10:2-16 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Reformed, sermon shaped reading of Jesus' words on divorce and his welcome of the little ones.

Mark 10: On Marriage and Little ChildrenMk 10: On Marriage and Little Children Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the whole chapter.

Mark 10 CommentaryMk 10 Commentary Precept Austin

A deep gathering of quotations, word studies, and cross references worked verse by verse.

Mark 10:2 CommentariesMk 10:2 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregates classic commentaries such as Barnes, Gill, and Ellicott on the passage in one place.

Mark 10, Expository NotesMk 10, Expository Notes StudyLight

Thomas Constable's expository notes on the question about divorce and the reception of children.

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B, Sunday Connection Loyola Press · Sunday Connection

Catholic background, reflection questions, and family prayer for the Sunday's readings.

Background & Word Study

Book of Mark OverviewBook of Mk Overview BibleProject

An animated walk through Mark's structure and themes to place chapter 10 on the road to Jerusalem.

Mark 10:2 Greek InterlinearMk 10:2 Greek Interlinear BibleHub

Greek word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for close study of the passage.

The Church Fathers

Catena on Mark 10Catena on Mk 10 Catena

Patristic comments gathered verse by verse on the one flesh union and the blessing of the children.

Art & Music

Art in the Christian Tradition Vanderbilt

A curated image index for the readings of the day across the history of Christian art.

Study Hub

The Text This Week: Proper 22 B Textweek

A curated index of commentaries, art, and sermons for the day's Gospel across traditions (a few links may be dated).

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