Mark 9:36 - Forerunner Commentary

Mark 9:36

34 But they kept silent, for on the road they had ^adisputed among themselves who would be the ^bgreatest.

35 And He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, ^a“If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.”

36 Then ^aHe took a little child and set him in the midst of them. And when He had taken him in His arms, He said to them,

37 “Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me; and ^awhoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me.”

Jesus Forbids Sectarianism

38 ^aNow John answered Him, saying, “Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow us.”

39 But Jesus said, “Do not forbid him, ^afor no one who works a miracle in My name can soon afterward speak evil of Me.

Verse Comparison: Mark 9:36

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American Standard Version
And he took a little child, and set him in the midst of them: and taking him in his arms, he said unto them,

Amplified® Bible
And He took a little child and put him in the center of their group; and taking him in [His] arms, He said to them,

Contemporary English Version
Then Jesus had a child stand near him. He put his arm around the child and said,

Darby English Version
And taking a little child he set it in their midst, and having taken it in his arms he said to them,

Good News Bible
Then he took a child and had him stand in front of them. He put his arms around him and said to them,

International Standard Version
Then he took a little child and had him stand among them. He took him in his arms and said to them,

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,

New American Standard Bible
Taking a child, He set him before them, and taking him in His arms, He said to them,

New International Version
He took a little child and had him stand among them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,

New King James Version
Then He took a little child and set him in the midst of them. And when He had taken him in His arms, He said to them,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Taking a child, He set him before them, and taking him in His arms, He said to them,

Young's Literal Translation
And having taken a child, he set him in the midst of them, and having taken him in his arms, said to them,

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