Mark 9:37

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³⁵ And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.

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,

Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.

³⁸ And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.

³⁹ But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”
KJV: Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
WEB: “Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me, doesn’t receive me, but him who sent me.”
ASV: Whosoever shall receive one of such little children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
DARBY: Whosoever shall receive one of such little children in my name, receives me; and whosoever shall receive me, does not receive me, but him who sent me.
BLB: “Whoever shall receive one of such little children in My name receives Me; and whoever shall receive Me does not receive Me but the One having sent Me.”

ÅB: Den som tar imot et slikt lite barn for mitt navns skyld, han tar imot meg, og den som tar imot meg, han tar ikke imot meg, men imot ham som sendte meg.
OTB: «Den som tar imot et slikt lite barn i mitt navn, tar imot meg; og den som tar imot meg, tar ikke imot meg, men ham som har sendt meg.»
B1930: Den som tar imot et sådant lite barn for mitt navns skyld, han tar imot mig, og den som tar imot mig, han tar ikke imot mig, men imot ham som sendte mig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Matthew 18:3–5
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
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Luke 10:16
He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
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Matthew 10:40–42
He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
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John 12:44–45
Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
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John 14:21–23
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
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John 10:30
I and my Father are one.
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Luke 9:48
And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.
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John 5:23
That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
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