Mark 9:36

Myles Coverdale Bible

And he toke a childe, and set him in the myddest of them, and toke him in his armes, and sayde vnto them:

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He took a child, had him stand among them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them,

King James Version (1611)
And he tooke a child, and set him in the midst of them: & when he had taken him in his arms, he said vnto them,

King James Version
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,

English Standard Version
And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them,

New American Standard Bible
And He took a child and placed him among them, and taking him in His arms, He said to them,

New Century Version
Then Jesus took a small child and had him stand among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said,

Amplified Bible
Taking a child, He set him before them; and taking him in His arms, He said to them,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Taking a child, He set him before them, and taking him in His arms, He said to them,

Legacy Standard Bible
And taking a child, He set him before them. And taking him in His arms, He said to them,

Berean Standard Bible
Then He had a little child stand among them. Taking the child in His arms, He said to them,

Contemporary English Version
Then Jesus had a child stand near him. He put his arm around the child and said,

Complete Jewish Bible
He took a child and stood him among them. Then he put his arms around him and said to them,

Darby Translation
And taking a little child he set it in their midst, and having taken it in his arms he said to them,

Easy-to-Read Version
Then Jesus took a small child and stood the child in front of the followers. He held the child in his arms and said,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And he tooke a litle childe, and set him in the middes of them, and tooke him in his armes, and sayd vnto them,

George Lamsa Translation
And he took a little boy, and made him to stand in the midst; then he took him in his arms, and said to them,

Good News Translation
Then he took a child and had him stand in front of them. He put his arms around him and said to them,

Lexham English Bible
And he took a young child and had him stand among them. And taking him in his arms, he said to them,

Literal Translation
And taking a child, He set it in their midst, and having embraced it, He said to them,

American Standard Version
And he took a little child, and set him in the midst of them: and taking him in his arms, he said unto them,

Bible in Basic English
And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them; and taking him in his arms, he said to them,

Hebrew Names Version
He took a little child, and set him in the midst of them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,

International Standard Version
Then he took a little child and had him stand among them. He took him in his arms and said to them,Matthew 18:2; Mark 10:16;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And he took a certain child, and made him stand in the midst: and he took him upon his arms, and said to them,

Murdock Translation
And he took a child, and set him in the midst, and took him in his arms and said to them:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he toke a young childe, & set him in the myddes of them: and when he had taken hym in his armes, he sayde vnto them.

English Revised Version
And he took a little child, and set him in the midst of them: and taking him in his arms, he said unto them,

World English Bible
He took a little child, and set him in the midst of them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And taking a little child, he set him in the midst of them, and embracing him he said to them, Whosoever shall receive one such little child in my name,

Weymouth's New Testament
And taking a young child He made him stand in their midst, then threw His arms round him and said,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he took a child, and sette hym in the myddil of hem; and whanne he hadde biclippid hym, he seide to hem,

Update Bible Version
And he took a little child, and set him in the midst of them: and taking him in his arms, he said to them,

Webster's Bible Translation
And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said to them,

New English Translation
He took a little child and had him stand among them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,

New King James Version
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,

New Living Translation
Then he put a little child among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them,

New Life Bible
Jesus took a child and stood it among them. Then He took the child up in His arms and said to the followers,

New Revised Standard
Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, taking a child, he set it in the midst of them, - and, folding it in his arms, said unto them -

Douay-Rheims Bible
(9-35) And taking a child, he set him in the midst of them. Whom when he had embraced, he saith to them:

Revised Standard Version
And he took a child, and put him in the midst of them; and taking him in his arms, he said to them,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he toke a chylde and set him in ye middes of them and toke him in his armes and sayde vnto them.

Young's Literal Translation
And having taken a child, he set him in the midst of them, and having taken him in his arms, said to them,

Mace New Testament (1729)
then taking a little child, he set him down before them; and embracing him in his arms, he said to them,

THE MESSAGE
He put a child in the middle of the room. Then, cradling the little one in his arms, he said, "Whoever embraces one of these children as I do embraces me, and far more than me—God who sent me."

Simplified Cowboy Version
He called a little kid over to him who had been playing nearby. He put the little one on his knee and said,

Contextual Overview

³⁰ And they departed thece, and toke their iourney thorow Galile, and he wolde not that eny man shulde knowe of it. ³¹ But he taught his disciples, and sayde vnto them: The sonne of ma shalbe delyuered in to the handes of men, and they shal put him to death: and whan he is put to death, he shal ryse ageyne the thirde daye. ³² But they vnderstode not that worde, and were afrayed to axe him. ³³ And he came to Capernaum. And whan he was at home, he axed them? What disputed ye amonge youre selues by ye waye? ³⁴ But they helde their tuges: For they had disputed by the waye amonge them selues, who shulde be ye greatest. ³⁵ And he sat downe, and called the twolue, and sayde vnto them: Yf eny man wyl be the first, the same shal be the last of all, and the seruaunt of all. ³⁶ And he toke a childe, and set him in the myddest of them, and toke him in his armes, and sayde vnto them: ³⁷ Who so euer receaueth soch a childe in my name, receaueth me: and who so euer receaueth me, receaueth not me, but him that hath sent me. ³⁸ Ihon answered him, and sayde: Master, we sawe one dryue out deuels in thy name, but he foloweth not vs, and we forbad him because he foloweth vs not. ³⁹ But Iesus sayde: Forbyd him not: for there is no ma that doth a myracle in my name, and can soone speake euell of me.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Mark 10:16, Matthew 18:2, Matthew 19:14, Matthew 19:15

Reciprocal: Luke 2:28 - took

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he took a child,.... Which was in the house, and which he called unto him, and set by him, as the other evangelists observe:

and set him in the midst of them; his disciples, that all might see and learn from this instance;

and when he had taken him in his arms; and embraced him, to show his great regard to humility, and humble persons:

he said unto them; the following words.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 18:1-5.