Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

And He called a child to Himself and set him before them,

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Then He called a child to Him and had him stand among them.

International Standard Version

Calling a little child forward, he had him stand among them.

A Conservative Version

And having called in a child, Jesus set it in the midst of them.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

He called a little child and set him before them,

An Understandable Version

So, He called to Him a little child and placed him in front of them,

Anderson New Testament

And Jesus called a little child to him, and placed him in the midst of them,

Bible in Basic English

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

Common New Testament

He called to him a little child, and put him in the midst of them,

Daniel Mace New Testament

and Jesus called a child to him, set him in the midst of them,

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

And Jesus calling a little child to Him, placed it in the midst of them,

Goodspeed New Testament

He called a child to him and had him stand among them,

John Wesley New Testament

And Jesus calling to him a little child, set him in the midst of them,

Julia Smith Translation

And Jesus, having called a young child, set it in the midst of them,

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And calling a child [to himself], he had him stand in their midst

Modern King James verseion

And Jesus called a little child to Him and set him in their midst,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

Moffatt New Testament

So he called a child, set it among them,

Montgomery New Testament

When he had called a little child to him, Jesus set him among them, and answered.

NET Bible

He called a child, had him stand among them,

New Heart English Bible

He called a little child to himself, and set him in the midst of them,

Noyes New Testament

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

Sawyer New Testament

And calling a little child, he set it in the midst of them,

The Emphasized Bible

And, calling near a child, he set it in the midst of them,

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And Jesus calling a little boy, set him in the midst of them,

Twentieth Century New Testament

Jesus called a little child to him, and placed it in the middle of them, and then said:

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

So He called a young child to Him, and, bidding him stand in the midst of them,

Williams New Testament

And He called a little child to Him, and had him stand in the midst of them,

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

And, having called a little child to Him, He placed it in the midst of them,

Worsley New Testament

And Jesus calling to Him a little child, set it in the midst of them,

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

Ἰησοῦς 
Iesous 
Usage: 969

προσκαλέομαι 
Proskaleomai 
Usage: 27

παιδίον 
Paidion 
Usage: 35

προσκαλέομαι 
Proskaleomai 
Usage: 27

and set
ἵστημι 
histemi 
Usage: 129

him

Usage: 0

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

the midst
μέσος 
mesos 
Usage: 48

References

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Context Readings

The Question About Who Is Greatest

1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And He called a child to Himself and set him before them, 3 and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.


Cross References

Matthew 19:13-14

Then some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.

1 Kings 3:7

Now, O Lord my God, You have made Your servant king in place of my father David, yet I am but a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in.

Jeremiah 1:7

But the Lord said to me,
“Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’
Because everywhere I send you, you shall go,
And all that I command you, you shall speak.

Mark 9:36-37

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

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