Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
And taking a young child He made him stand in their midst, then threw His arms round him and said,
New American Standard Bible
Taking a child, He set him
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,
Holman Bible
Then He took a child,
International Standard Version
Then he took a little child and had him stand among them. He took him in his arms and told them,
A Conservative Version
And having taken a child, he set it in the midst of them. And after embracing it, he said to them,
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
Taking a child, He set him before them; and taking him in His arms, He said to them,
An Understandable Version
And He took a little child and placed it in front of them, and lifting the child up into His arms, He said to them,
Anderson New Testament
And he took a little child, and placed it in the midst of them; and when he had taken it in his arms, he said to them:
Bible in Basic English
And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them; and taking him in his arms, he said to them,
Common New Testament
And he took a little child, and put him in the midst of them. And taking him in his arms, he said to them,
Daniel Mace New Testament
then taking a little child, he set him down before them; and embracing him in his arms, he said to them,
Darby Translation
And taking a little child he set it in their midst, and having taken it in his arms he said to them,
Godbey New Testament
And taking a little child, He placed it in their midst; and taking it up in His arms, He said to them,
Goodspeed New Testament
And he took a child and made him stand among them, and he put his arms around him, and said to them,
John Wesley New Testament
And taking a little child, he set him in the midst of them, and embracing him he said to them, Whosoever shall receive one such little child in my name,
Julia Smith Translation
And having taken a young child, he set him in the midst of them: and having taken it up in his arms, he said to them,
King James 2000
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,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he took a young child [and] had him stand {among them}. And taking him in his arms, he said to them,
Modern King James verseion
And He took a child, and embraced it, and set him in their midst. And He said to them,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them, and took him in his arms and said unto them,
Moffatt New Testament
Then he took a little child, set it among them, and putting his arms round it said to them,
Montgomery New Testament
Then Jesus took a little child, set it among them, and folding it in his arms, he said,
NET Bible
He took a little child and had him stand among them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,
New Heart English Bible
He took a little child, and set him in the midst of them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,
Noyes New Testament
And he took a child, and placed him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them,
Sawyer New Testament
And taking a little child, he put it in the midst of them, and taking it in his arms, said to them,
The Emphasized Bible
And, taking a child, he set it in the midst of them, - and, folding it in his arms, said unto them -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And taking a little boy, he set him in the midst of them: and taking him in his arms, he said unto them,
Twentieth Century New Testament
Then Jesus took a little child, and placed it in the middle of them. Folding it in his arms, he said to them:
Webster
And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said to them,
Williams New Testament
Then He took a little child and had him stand in the midst of them; then He took him in His arms, and said to them,
World English Bible
He took a little child, and set him in the midst of them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,
Worrell New Testament
And, taking a little child, He set it in the midst of them; and, holding it in His arms, He said to them,
Worsley New Testament
And He took a child and set him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms He said unto them,
Youngs 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,
Themes
Children » Symbolical of the regenerated
Jesus Christ » History of » Reproves the ambition of his disciples (at capernaum)
Receiving » Who receives jesus Christ and the one who sent him
Receiving » Those that receive a child in the name of jesus Christ
Topics
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 9:36
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Question About Who Is Greatest
35 Then sitting down He called the Twelve, and said to them, "If any one wishes to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all." 36 And taking a young child He made him stand in their midst, then threw His arms round him and said, 37 "Whoever for my sake receives one such young child as this, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not so much me as Him who sent me."
Cross References
Mark 10:16
Then He took them in His arms and blessed them lovingly, one by one, laying His hands upon them.
Matthew 18:2
So He called a young child to Him, and, bidding him stand in the midst of them,
Matthew 19:14-15
Jesus however said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them; for it is to those who are childlike that the Kingdom of the Heavens belongs."