Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
and whoever receives a little child like this in my name receives me."
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
Holman Bible
A Conservative Version
And whoever will receive one such child in my name receives me.
American Standard Version
And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me:
Amplified
An Understandable Version
And the person who welcomes one little child like this, in my name [i.e., because he belongs to me], welcomes me [also].
Anderson New Testament
And whoever receives one such little child on my account, receives me;
Bible in Basic English
And whoever gives honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me:
Common New Testament
Whoever receives one little child like this in my name receives me.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and whoever shall receive one that is like such a child, in my name, receiveth me.
Darby Translation
and whosoever shall receive one such little child in my name, receives me.
Godbey New Testament
and whosoever shall receive such little child in my name, receives me.
Goodspeed New Testament
and anyone who welcomes one child like this on my account welcomes me.
John Wesley New Testament
And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name, receiveth me.
Julia Smith Translation
And whoever shall receive such a young child in my name, receives me.
King James 2000
And whoever shall receive one such little child in my name receives me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
and whoever welcomes one child such as this in my name welcomes me.
Modern King James verseion
And whoever shall receive one such little child in My name receives Me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And whosoever receiveth such a child in my name, receiveth me.
Moffatt New Testament
and whoever receives a little child like this for my sake, receives me.
Montgomery New Testament
"and whoever receives one such child for my sake, receives me.
NET Bible
And whoever welcomes a child like this in my name welcomes me.
New Heart English Bible
Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me,
Noyes New Testament
And whoever receiveth one such child in my name, receiveth me.
Sawyer New Testament
and whoever receives one such little child in my name, receives me;
The Emphasized Bible
And, whosoever shall give welcome unto one such child as this, upon my name, unto me, giveth welcome.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And whosoever shall receive one such little child in my name, receiveth me.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And any one who, for the sake of my Name, welcomes even one little child like this, is welcoming me.
Webster
And whoever shall receive one such little child in my name, receiveth me.
Weymouth New Testament
And whoever for my sake receives one young child such as this, receives me.
Williams New Testament
and whoever welcomes one little child like this for my sake welcomes me.
World English Bible
Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me,
Worrell New Testament
And whosoever receives one such little child in My name, receives Me.
Worsley New Testament
and whoever shall receive one such little child for my sake, receiveth me:
Youngs Literal Translation
'And he who may receive one such child in my name, doth receive me,
Themes
Babes » A symbol of the children of the kingdom of heaven
Children » Promises and assurances to
Children » Symbolical of the regenerated
Christ » Humility of » Identified with believers
Despisement » Who not to despise
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
Topics
Interlinear
Toioutos
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 18:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Question About Who Is Greatest
4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom from heaven, 5 and whoever receives a little child like this in my name receives me." 6 "If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a large millstone were hung around his neck and he were drowned at the bottom of the sea.
Cross References
Matthew 25:40
The king will answer them, "I tell all of you with certainty, since you did it for one of the least important of these brothers of mine, you did it for me.'
Matthew 10:40-42
"The one who receives you receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me.
Matthew 25:45
Then he will say to them, "I tell all of you with certainty, since you didn't do it for one of the least important of these, you didn't do it for me.'
Mark 9:37
"Whoever welcomes a child like this in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me."
Mark 9:41
I tell all of you with certainty, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to the Messiah will never lose his reward."
Luke 9:48
Then he told them, "Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, because the one who is least among all of you is the one who is greatest."
Luke 17:1-2
Jesus told his disciples, "It is inevitable that temptations to sin will come, but how terrible it will be for the person through whom they come!
John 13:20
Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, the one who receives whomever I send receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me."
Galatians 4:14
Even though my condition put you to the test, you did not despise or reject me. On the contrary, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, or as if I were the Messiah Jesus.