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Luke 9:47
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KJ21
And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child and set him by Him,
ASV
But when Jesus saw the reasoning of their heart, he took a little child, and set him by his side,
AMP
But Jesus, knowing what they were thinking in their heart, took a child and had him stand beside Him,
AMPC
But Jesus, as He perceived the thoughts of their hearts, took a little child and put him at His side
BRG
And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,
CSB
But Jesus, knowing their inner thoughts, took a little child and had him stand next to him.
CSBA
But Jesus, knowing their inner thoughts, took a little child and had him stand next to him.
CEB
Aware of their deepest thoughts, Jesus took a little child and had the child stand beside him.
CJB
But Yeshua, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, took a child, stood him beside himself,
CEV
Jesus knew what they were thinking, and he had a child stand there beside him.
DARBY
And Jesus, seeing the reasoning of their heart, having taken a little child set it by him,
DLNT
But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their heart, having taken-hold-of a child, stood him beside Himself,
DRA
But Jesus seeing the thoughts of their heart, took a child and set him by him,
ERV
Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he took a little child and stood the child beside him.
EASY
Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he took a child and he made him stand there at his side.
EHV
Since Jesus knew the thoughts of their hearts, he took a little child and had him stand next to him.
ESV
But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a child and put him by his side
ESVUK
But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a child and put him by his side
EXB
Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he took a little child and stood the child beside him.
GNV
When Jesus saw the thoughts of their hearts, he took a little child, and set him by him,
GW
Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he took a little child and had him stand beside him.
GNT
Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he took a child, stood him by his side,
HCSB
But Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, took a little child and had him stand next to Him.
ICB
Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he took a little child and stood the child beside him.
ISV
But Jesus, knowing their inner thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him.
PHILLIPS
Then an argument arose among them as to who should be the greatest. But Jesus, knowing what they were arguing about, took a little child and made him stand by his side. And then he said to them, “Anyone who accepts a little child in my name is really accepting me, and the man who accepts me is really accepting the one who sent me. It is the humblest among you all who is really the greatest.”
JUB
But Jesus, seeing the thoughts of their heart, took a child and set him by him,
KJV
And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,
AKJV
And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,
LSB
But Jesus, knowing what they were thinking in their heart, took a child and stood him by His side,
LEB
But Jesus, because he knew the thoughts of their hearts, took hold of a child and had him stand beside him
TLB
But Jesus knew their thoughts, so he stood a little child beside him
MSG
They started arguing over which of them would be most famous. When Jesus realized how much this mattered to them, he brought a child to his side. “Whoever accepts this child as if the child were me, accepts me,” he said. “And whoever accepts me, accepts the One who sent me. You become great by accepting, not asserting. Your spirit, not your size, makes the difference.”
MEV
Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child and put him by Him,
MOUNCE
· But Jesus, aware of the reasoning of their heart, took a child, had him stand at his side,
NOG
Yeshua knew what they were thinking. So he took a little child and had him stand beside him.
NABRE
Jesus realized the intention of their hearts and took a child and placed it by his side
NASB
But Jesus, knowing what they were thinking in their hearts, took a child and had him stand by His side,
NASB1995
But Jesus, knowing what they were thinking in their heart, took a child and stood him by His side,
NCB
Jesus, aware of their inner thoughts, took a child, placed him by his side,
NCV
Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he took a little child and stood the child beside him.
NET
But when Jesus discerned their innermost thoughts, he took a child, had him stand by his side,
NIRV
Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he took a little child and had the child stand beside him.
NIV
Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him.
NIVUK
Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and made him stand beside him.
NKJV
And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a little child and set him by Him,
NLV
Jesus knew what they were thinking. He put a child beside Him.
NLT
But Jesus knew their thoughts, so he brought a little child to his side.
NMB
When Jesus perceived the thoughts of their hearts, he took a child and set him close by himself
NRSVA
But Jesus, aware of their inner thoughts, took a little child and put it by his side,
NRSVACE
But Jesus, aware of their inner thoughts, took a little child and put it by his side,
NRSVCE
But Jesus, aware of their inner thoughts, took a little child and put it by his side,
NRSVUE
But Jesus, aware of their inner thoughts, took a little child and put it by his side
NTFE
Jesus knew this quarrel was going on in their hearts, so he took a child and stood it beside him.
OJB
And Moshiach, having perceived the machshavah of their levavot, took a yeled into his arms and stood the yeled next to him.
RGT
When Jesus saw the thoughts of their hearts, He took a little child and set him by Him.
RSV
But when Jesus perceived the thought of their hearts, he took a child and put him by his side,
RSVCE
But when Jesus perceived the thought of their hearts, he took a child and put him by his side,
TLV
But Yeshua, knowing the reasoning of their heart, took a child and set him by His side.
VOICE
Jesus saw what was going on—not just the argument, but the deeper heart issues—so He found a child and had the child stand beside Him.
WEB
Jesus, perceiving the reasoning of their hearts, took a little child, and set him by his side,
WE
Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he took a child and put him by his side.
WYC
And Jesus, seeing the thoughts of the heart of them, took a child, and setted [set] him beside him;
YLT
and Jesus having seen the reasoning of their heart, having taken hold of a child, set him beside himself,
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