Matthew 18:5

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“And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.”

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BSBPD

“And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And he who may receive one such child in my name, doth receive me,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 18:5 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 10:40He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
  2. Matthew 25:40And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
  3. Matthew 25:45Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’
  4. Mark 9:37“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”
  5. Mark 9:41Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.
  6. Luke 9:48And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
  7. Luke 17:1Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
  8. John 13:20Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”
  9. Galatians 4:14And although my illness was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus Himself.

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