Luke 9:47
But Jesus seeing the thoughts of their heart, took a child and set him by him,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,
In Context
46And there entered a thought into them, which of them should be greater.
Cross References
Matthew 9:4And Jesus seeing their thoughts, said: Why do you think evil in your hearts?
Matthew 19:13Then were little children presented to him, that he should impose hands upon them and pray. And the disciples rebuked them.
Luke 5:22And when Jesus knew their thoughts, answering, he said to them: What is it you think in your hearts?
John 2:25And because he needed not that any should give testimony of man: for he knew what was in man.
John 21:17He said to him the third time: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved, because he had said to him the third time: Lovest thou me? And he said to him: Lord, thou knowest all things: thou knowest that I love thee. He said 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 →