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Matthew 18:5 KJV
Matthew · chapter 18 · verse 5
And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.Matthew 18:5 · King James Version
Matthew 18:5 in context
3And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
4Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
6But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
7Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- receivedechomaito take with the hand, to take hold of, take up, to take up, receive, used of a place…G1209 →
- whosohoswho, which, what, thatG3739 →
- whosoeanif, in caseG1437 →
- childpaidiona young child, a little boy, a little girl, infants, children, little ones, an infant, of…G3813 →
- nameonomaname univ. of proper names, the name is used for everything which the name covers…G3686 →
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As there never was a greater pattern of humility, so there never was a greater preacher of it, than Christ; he took all occasions to command it, to commend it, to his disciples and followers. I. The occasion of this discourse concerning humility was an unbecoming contest among the disciples for precedency;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-35