Mark 9:36

36 Jesus reached for a little child, placed him among the Twelve, and embraced him. Then he said,

Mark 9:36 Meaning and Commentary

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.

Mark 9:36 In-Context

34 They didn't respond, since on the way they had been debating with each other about who was the greatest.

35 He sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, "Whoever wants to be first must be least of all and the servant of all."

36 Jesus reached for a little child, placed him among the Twelve, and embraced him. Then he said,

37 "Whoever welcomes one of these children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me isn't actually welcoming me but rather the one who sent me."

38 John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone throwing demons out in your name, and we tried to stop him because he wasn't following us.”