Luke 9:47
And Jesus, seeing the reasoning of their heart, having taken a little child set it by him,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,
In Context
46And a reasoning came in amongst them, who should be [the] greatest of them.
Cross References
Psalms 139:23Search me, O God, and know my heart; prove me, and know my thoughts;
Matthew 9:4And Jesus, seeing their thoughts, said, Why do *ye* think evil things in your hearts?
Matthew 19:13Then there were brought to him little children that he might lay his hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked them.
Luke 5:22But Jesus, knowing their reasonings, answering said to them, Why reason ye in your hearts?
John 2:25and that he had not need that any should testify of man, for himself knew what was in man.
John 21:17He says to him the third time, Simon, [son] of Jonas, art thou attached to me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Art thou attached to me? and said to him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I am attached to thee. Jesus says to him, Feed my sheep.
Matthew Henry on Luke 9:44-51
Ambition of the Disciples Reproved. 43 And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples, 44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men. 45 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying. 46 Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest. 47 And… Read the whole commentary →