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Luke 9:47

Jesus

45 But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

46 Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.

But Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, had a little child stand beside Him.

48 And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”

49 “Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, had a little child stand beside Him.
KJV
And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,
WEB
Jesus, perceiving the reasoning of their hearts, took a little child, and set him by his side,
ASV
But when Jesus saw the reasoning of their heart, he took a little child, and set him by his side,
DARBY
And Jesus, seeing the reasoning of their heart, having taken a little child set it by him,
BLB
But Jesus, having known the reasoning of their heart, having taken hold of a little child, set him beside Himself,
ÅB
Men da Jesus så deres hjertes tanke, tok han et lite barn og stilte det ved siden av seg
OTB
Jesus, klar over deres tanker, tok et lite barn og lot det stå ved siden av seg.
B1930
Men da Jesus så deres hjertes tanke, tok han et lite barn og stilte det ved siden av sig

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