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35 And having sat-down, He called the twelve. And He says to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall[a] be last of all, and servant of all”.

Whoever Welcomes a Child In My Name Welcomes Me

36 And having taken a child, He stood him[b] in the middle of them. And having taken him in His arms, He said to them, 37 “Whoever welcomes one such-as-these children[c] on the basis of My name, welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me does not [merely] welcome Me, but the One having sent Me forth”.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 9:35 That is, must be, a kind of command. Or, will be, a statement of fact.
  2. Mark 9:36 Or, her. Lit, it (the child).
  3. Mark 9:37 See Mt 18:5.

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