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“WhoeverὋς ἂνreceivesδέξηταιoneἓνofτῶνsuchτοιούτωνchildrenπαιδίωνinἐπὶmy nameτῷ ὀνόματί μουreceivesδέχεταιme;ἐμὲandκαὶwhoeverὃς ἂνreceivesδέχηταιmeἐμὲreceivesδέχεταιnotοὐκmeἐμὲbutἀλλὰthe one whoτὸνsentἀποστείλαντάme.”με
Mark 9:37
Study it in the app““Whoever receives one of such children in my name receives me; and whoever receives me receives not me but the one who sent me.””
With the Greek beneath
Mark 9:37, word by word
- receivesδέξηταιdexētai
welcome
To gladly take in someone or something.
Where else “dexētai” appears- oneἓνhen
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “hen” appears- suchτοιούτωνtoioutōn
such
Such, of this kind.
Where else “toioutōn” appears- childrenπαιδίωνpaidiōn
child
A child of few years, boy or girl.
Where else “paidiōn” appears- my nameὀνόματίonomati
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appears- sentἀποστείλαντάaposteilanta
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “aposteilanta” appears
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Mark 9:33-37
33And they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house, he was asking them, “What were you discussing on the way?” 34But they were silent; for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. 35And sitting down, he called the Twelve and says to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.” 36And taking a child, he set it in the middle of them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, 37“Whoever receives one of such children in my name receives me; and whoever receives me receives not me but the one who sent me.”
1At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2And calling to him a child, he set him in their midst 3and said, “Truly I tell you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven. 4Whoever then humbles himself like this child, this one is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5And whoever receives one such child in my name receives me.
46And a reasoning arose among them as to which of them might be the greatest. 47But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their heart, took a child and set it beside himself, 48and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. For the one who is least among you all, this one is great.”
The context
36And taking a child, he set it in the middle of them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them,
37 · This verse (above)
38John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.”
To study Mark 9 in a group
1. What it says
What did the boy's father say to Jesus, and how did Jesus answer him (vv. 22–24)?
2. What it means
How does Jesus respond when the disciples argue about who is greatest (vv. 33–37)?
3. How I live it
The father said, “I believe; help my unbelief” (v. 24). What doubt of yours can you bring to him honestly?