Mark 9:36

Mark 9:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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,
• New International Version (NIV)He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He took a little child and set him in the midst of them. And when He had taken him in His arms, He said to them,

Context of Mark 9:36

34They were silent. On the road they had argued about who was the greatest. 35He sat down and called the twelve apostles. He told them, “Whoever wants to be the most important person must take the last place and be a servant to everyone else.” Then he took a little child and had him stand among them. He put his arms around the child and said to them, 37“Whoever welcomes a child like this in my name welcomes me. Whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.” 38John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone forcing demons out of a person by using the power and authority of your name. We tried to stop him because he was not one of us.”

Mark 9:36 word by word

καὶ λαβὼν παιδίον ἔστησεν αὐτὸ ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐναγκαλισάμενος αὐτὸ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he tookλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• a childπαιδίονpaidion · childG3813
• and setἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the midstμέσοςmesos · midstG3319
• when he had takenἐναγκαλίζομαιenagkalizomai · to embraceG1723
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004

Cross-references for Mark 9:36

• Mark 10:16Jesus put his arms around the children and blessed them by placing his hands on them.
• Matthew 18:2He called a little child and had him stand among them.
• Matthew 19:14Jesus said, “Don’t stop children from coming to me! Children like these are part of God’s kingdom.”

Commentaries on Mark 9:36

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33-37Verses 33-37 See the notes at Matthew 18:1-5.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-40Verses 30-40 The time of Christ's suffering drew nigh. Had he been delivered into the hands of devils, and they had done this, it had not been so strange; but that men should thus shamefully treat the Son of man, who came to redeem and save them, is wonderful. Still observe that when Christ spake of his death, he always spake of his resurrection, which took the reproach of it from himself, and should have taken the grief of it from his disciples. Many…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36-37In the time of Jesus, people did not view children as especially innocent or pure. Instead, they saw them as weak and of low status. Jesus said that people should receive a child in his name (that is, as his representative). Welcoming a child shows humility. It means choosing a low place and serving others (9:35; see also 10:13–16). Other teachings of Jesus show that how people receive or reject his followers is the same as how they receive or reject him…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3636. And he took a child--"a little child" (Mt 18:2); but the word is the same in both places, as also in Lu 9:47. and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms--This beautiful trait is mentioned by out Evangelist alone. he said unto them--Here we must go to Matthew (Mt 18:3, 4) for the first of this answer: "Verily I say unto you, except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 9:36

• Ambition
• Children
• Humility
• Jesus, the Christ
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Foam
• Rising
• Teach
• Unbelief
• Worm
• Criticism of the Bible
• Gesture
• Jesus Christ
• John, the Apostle
• Mark, the Gospel According to

Commentaries on Mark 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings