Matthew 18:5

Matthew 18:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
• New International Version (NIV)And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me.

Context of Matthew 18:5

3and said, “I tell you the truth, unless you turn around and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven! 4Whoever then humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes a child like this in my name welcomes me. 6“But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the open sea. 7Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! It is necessary that stumbling blocks come, but woe to the person through whom they come.

Matthew 18:5 word by word

καὶ ὃς ἐὰν δέξηται ἓν παιδίον τοιοῦτο ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου, ἐμὲ δέχεται.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whosoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ·ἐάνean · ifG1437
• shall receiveδέχομαιdechomai · to receiveG1209
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• suchτοιοῦτοςtoioutos · such as thisG5108
• little childπαιδίονpaidion · childG3813
• inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• nameὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686

Cross-references for Matthew 18:5

• Matthew 10:40“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.
• Matthew 25:40And the king will answer them, ‘I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.’
• Mark 9:41For I tell you the truth, whoever gives you a cup of water because you bear Christ’s name will never lose his reward.
• Luke 9:48and said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the one who is least among you all is the one who is great.”
• Luke 17:1Jesus said to his disciples, “Stumbling blocks are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
• Mark 9:37“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”
• John 13:20I tell you the solemn truth, whoever accepts the one I send accepts me, and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”
• Galatians 4:14and though my physical condition put you to the test, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as though I were an angel of God, as though I were Christ Jesus himself!

Commentaries on Matthew 18:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5One such little child - As our Lord in the preceding verses considers a little child an emblem of a genuine disciple, so by the term in this verse he means a disciple only. "Whosoever will receive, i.e. show unto such a child-like, unambitious disciple of mine, any act of kindness for my sake, I will consider it as done to myself."Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-6Verses 1-6 See also Mark 9:33-41; Luke 9:46-50. Who is the greatest in the kingdom, of heaven? - By the kingdom of heaven they meant the kingdom which they supposed he was about to set up - his kingdom as the Messiah. They asked the question because they supposed, in accordance with the common expectation of the Jews, that he was about to set up a temporal kingdom of great splendor, and they wished to know who should have the principal offices, and posts…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Jesus then talked about unity in the community. Welcoming a humble disciple of Jesus is the same as welcoming Jesus himself (see Matthew 10:40–42).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Matthew 18

• 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
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• 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