Parallel Verses
Sawyer New Testament
And calling a little child, he set it in the midst of them,
New American Standard Bible
And He called a child to Himself and set him
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,
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,
Themes
Babes » A symbol of the children of the kingdom of heaven
Children » Symbolical of the regenerated
Christ and children » Used a child as an example
Christ's » Attitude toward children » Used a child as an example
Conversion » Those that are not converted
Despisement » Who not to despise
Heaven/the heavens » Who shall be great in the kingdom of heaven
Jesus and children » Used a child as an example
Jesus Christ » Secular notions concerning the kingdom of
Kingdom of God » Who shall be great in the kingdom of God
Offense » Those that offend people who believe in Christ
Receiving » Who receives jesus Christ and the one who sent him
Receiving » Those that receive a child in the name of jesus Christ
Interlinear
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 18:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Question About Who Is Greatest
1 AT that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 2 And calling a little child, he set it in the midst of them, 3 and said, I tell you truly, that if you do not turn and become like little children, you can by no means enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Matthew 19:13-14
Then little children were brought to him that he should put his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.
Mark 9:36-37
And taking a little child, he put it in the midst of them, and taking it in his arms, said to them,