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The Greatest in the Kingdom

Matthew 18:5

In 9 translations

BSB
And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
KJV
And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
WEB
Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me,
ASV
And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me:
LSV
And he who may receive one such child in My Name, receives Me,
YLT
'And he who may receive one such child in my name, doth receive me,
DBY
and whosoever shall receive one such little child in my name, receives me.
DRC
And he that shall receive one such little child in my name, receiveth me.
GNV
And whosoeuer shall receiue one such litle childe in my name, receiueth me.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐὰν (“if”); Tregelles read ἂν (“when”).
  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort read τοιοῦτο (“such”); Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read τοιοῦτον (“such”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἓν elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ἐὰν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read ἐὰν; Tregelles read ἂν.
  • SBLGNT: ἓν παιδίον τοιοῦτο. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἓν παιδίον τοιοῦτο; Tregelles read ἓν παιδίον τοιοῦτον; Robinson–Pierpont read παιδίον τοιοῦτον ἓν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ὃς ἐὰν δέξηται ἓν παιδίον τοιοῦτο ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου, ἐμὲ δέχεται.
RP2018
Καὶ ὃς ἐὰν δέξηται παιδίον τοιοῦτον ἓν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου, ἐμὲ δέχεται·
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ὃς ἐὰν δέξηται παιδίον τοιοῦτον ἓν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου, ἐμὲ δέχεται·
SCR1894
και ος εαν δεξηται παιδιον τοιουτον εν επι τω ονοματι μου εμε δεχεται

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 25:40And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
  • Mark 9:37“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.”
  • John 13:20Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”
  • Galatians 4:14And although my illness was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus Himself.
  • Matthew 25:45Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’
  • Matthew 10:40–42He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me. Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he…
  • Luke 17:1–2Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come! It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the…
  • Mark 9:41Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.
  • Luke 9:48And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”

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