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The Greatest in the Kingdom

Mark 9:36

In 9 translations

BSB
Then He had a little child stand among them. Taking the child in His arms, He said to them,
KJV
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,
WEB
He took a little child and set him in the middle of them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,
ASV
And he took a little child, and set him in the midst of them: and taking him in his arms, he said unto them,
LSV
And having taken a child, He set him in the midst of them, and having taken him in His arms, said to them,
YLT
And having taken a child, he set him in the midst of them, and having taken him in his arms, said to them,
DBY
And taking a little child he set it in their midst, and having taken it in his arms he said to them,
DRC9:35
And taking a child, he set him in the midst of them. Whom when he had embraced, he saith to them:
GNV
And he tooke a litle childe, and set him in the middes of them, and tooke him in his armes, and sayd vnto them,

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ λαβὼν παιδίον ἔστησεν αὐτὸ ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν καὶ ἐναγκαλισάμενος αὐτὸ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς·
RP2018
Καὶ λαβὼν παιδίον, ἔστησεν αὐτὸ ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν· καὶ ἐναγκαλισάμενος αὐτό, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς·
TR-Boyd
Καὶ λαβὼν παιδίον, ἔστησεν αὐτὸ ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν· καὶ ἐναγκαλισάμενος αὐτό, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς·
SCR1894
και λαβων παιδιον εστησεν αυτο εν μεσω αυτων και εναγκαλισαμενος αυτο ειπεν αυτοις

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Mark 10:16And He took the children in His arms, placed His hands on them, and blessed them.
  • Matthew 18:2Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.
  • Matthew 19:14–15But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” And after He had placed His hands on them, He went on from there.

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 9:35 in some Bibles
  • 9:36 in most Bibles

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