Mark 9:33-37

33 ¹They came to Capernaum; and when He was in ²the house, He began to question them, "What were you discussing on the way?"

34 But they kept silent, for on the way ³they had discussed with one another which of them was the greatest.

35 Sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, "⁴If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all."

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

37 "⁵Whoever * receives one child like this in My name receives Me; and whoever * receives Me does not receive Me, but Him who sent Me."

Cross References

• 1. Mark 9:33-37: {Matthew 18:1-5; Luke 9:46-48}
• 2. Mark 3:19
• 3. Matthew 18:4; Mark 9:50; Luke 22:24
• 4. Matthew 20:26; Matthew 23:11; Mark 10:43, 44; Luke 22:26
• 5. Matthew 10:40; Luke 10:16; John 13:20

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "had come"
• [b] Or "let him be"
• [c] Lit "in their midst"
• [d] Lit "one of such children"