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He took a little child, and set him in the midst of them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,
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A Living Parable
Commentators explain that Jesus' action was a powerful teaching method. Instead of only using words, he used a child as a living illustration. By placing the child in the center and embracing him, Jesus provided a memorable and tangible sign of what true greatness looks like in his kingdom.
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19th Century
Anglican
When he had taken him in his arms.—The act is expressed in the Greek by a single participle which occurs only here and in…
Baptist
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…
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he took a child Which was in the house, and which he called to him, and set by him, as the other evangelists obs…
Presbyterian
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…
