Discovery BoxMark 4:16 
Context4:16 These are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they hear the word, they receive it with joy.
Mark 10:15
Context10:15 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 12:40
Context12:40 They 5 devour widows’ property, 6 and as a show make long prayers. These men will receive a more severe punishment.”
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.
5 tn Grk “who,” continuing the sentence begun in v. 38.
6 tn Grk “houses,” “households”; however, the term can have the force of “property” or “possessions” as well (O. Michel, TDNT 5:131; BDAG 695 s.v. οἶκια 1.a).
