Mark 9:36

36 He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them,

Mark 9:36 in Other Translations

36 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,

36 And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them,

36 Then he put a little child among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them,

36 He put a child in the middle of the room. Then, cradling the little one in his arms, he said,

36 Then He took a child, had him stand among them, and taking him in His arms, He said to them,

Mark 9:36

And he took a child
Which was in the house, and which he called unto him, and set by him, as the other evangelists observe:

and set him in the midst of them;
his disciples, that all might see and learn from this instance;

and when he had taken him in his arms;
and embraced him, to show his great regard to humility, and humble persons:

he said unto them;
the following words.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

34 But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.

35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”

36 He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them,

37 “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”

38 “Teacher,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.”