Luke 9:47

But Jeshu knew the thought of their heart; and he took a child and made him stand with him.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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 among them the thought, Who should be greatest among them?

48And he said to them, Every one who receiveth a child like this in my name, receiveth me. And whosoever receiveth me, he receiveth Him who sent me. For he who is least among you, he shall be greatest.

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Cross References

Matthew 9:4But Jeshu knew their reasonings, and said to them, Why reason ye evil in your hearts?

Matthew 19:13Then they brought to him children, that he should put his hand upon them and pray. And his disciples forbad them.

Luke 5:22But Jeshu knew their reasoning, and said to them, What reason you in your hearts?

John 2:25and needed not that any should testify to him concerning any man, because he knew what is in man.

John 21:17Jeshu saith to him again the third time, Shemun bar Jona, lovest thou me? And it grieved Kipha that he said to him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said to him, My Lord, all things thou understandest, thou knowest that I love thee. Jeshu saith 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 →

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