Mark 9:36

“Whoever receives one such child in my name, receives me. And whoever receives me, receives not me, but him who sent me.”

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In The King James Version

And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,

In Context

35And taking a child, he set him in their midst. And when he had embraced him, he said to them:

37John responded to him by saying, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name; he does not follow us, and so we prohibited him.”

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Cross References

Matthew 18:2And Jesus, calling to himself a little child, placed him in their midst.

Mark 10:16And embracing them, and laying his hands upon them, he blessed them.

Matthew Henry on Mark 9:31-41

The Apostles Reproved. 30 And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it. 31 For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day. 32 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him. 33 And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? 34 But they… Read the whole commentary →

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