Matthew 18:5
3 “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
6 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
7 Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
- KJV
- And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
- WEB
- Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me,
- ASV
- And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me:
- DARBY
- and whosoever shall receive one such little child in my name, receives me.
- BLB
- And whoever shall receive one such little child in My name, he receives Me.
- ÅB
- og den som tar imot ett slikt barn for mitt navns skyld, tar imot meg.
- OTB
- Og den som tar imot et slikt barn i mitt navn, tar imot meg.
- B1930
- og den som tar imot ett sådant barn for mitt navns skyld, tar imot mig;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 25:40
And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
Read in contextJohn 13:20
Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”
Read in contextMark 9:37
“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.”
Read in contextGalatians 4:14
And although my illness was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus Himself.
Read in contextLuke 17:1–2
Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
Read in contextMatthew 25:45
Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’
Read in contextMark 9:41
Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.
Read in contextLuke 9:48
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.”
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