One of such little children (εν των τοιουτων παιδιων). Matthew 18:5 has "one such little child" and Lu 9:48 "this littl…

Whosoever shall receive.—St. Mark omits part of what St. Matthew records, Whosoever, therefore, shall humble himself …

Perhaps they were jealous of Peter; possibly they were even more jealous of James and John. So the Lord gently pacifies them. He does not impatient…

Theophylact of Ohrid: It is after miracles that the Lord inserts a discourse concerning His Passion, lest it be thought tha…

To illustrate the principle in v.35, Jesus took a child, perhaps one from the family in whose house he was teaching, and first stood him by his sid…

Whosoever shall receive one of such children
That is, any believer, who is like to such a child for humility, meekne…

The time of Christ's suffering drew near. If he had been delivered into the hands of devils, and they had done this, it would not have been so stra…