Matthew 18:2 “Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.”

Matthew 18:2

Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,

World English Bible

Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the middle of them

American Standard Version

And he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them,

Geneva Bible 1599

And Iesus called a litle childe vnto him, and set him in the mids of them,

Darby Translation

And Jesus having called a little child to [him], set it in their midst,

Young's Literal Translation

And Jesus having called near a child, did set him in the midst of them,

Bible in Basic English

And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them,

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Cross references

“And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,”

1 Kings 3:7 Jeremiah 1:7 Matthew 19:13 Matthew 19:14 Mark 9:36 Mark 9:37

1 Kings 3:7 · BSB

And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in.

Jeremiah 1:7 · BSB

But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.

Matthew 19:13 · BSB

Then little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

Matthew 19:14 · BSB

But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

Mark 9:36 · BSB

Then He had a little child stand among them. Taking the child in His arms, He said to them,

Mark 9:37 · BSB

“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

3“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

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