Matthew 18:2
And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
KJV
καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος παιδίον ἔστησεν αὐτὸ ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν
Greek NT
Et advocans Jesus parvulum, statuit eum in medio eorum,
Vulgate
And he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them,
ASV
And Jesus, calling unto him a little child, set him in the midst of them.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
7 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μέσος
mesos
adjective · 61×
παιδίον
paidion
noun · 52×
προσκαλέομαι
proskaleomai
verb · 29×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἵστημι
istemi
verb · 152×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
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SBLGNT: προσκαλεσάμενος | WH/Treg/NIV: προσκαλεσάμενος | RP: + ὁ Ἰησοῦς
- προσκαλεσάμενος — SBLGNT
- προσκαλεσάμενος — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + ὁ Ἰησοῦς — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
2. What then says Peter? "He says, Yea:" and to these indeed he said, that He pays, but to Him he said it not, blushing perhaps to speak to Him of these things. Wherefore that gentle one, well knowing as He did all things, prevented him,"saying, What do you think, Simon? Of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? Of their own sons, or of strangers;" and when he s…
1. Relation of the Baptist to Elijah. The Theory of Transmigration Considered. The disciples asked Him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come? Matthew 17:10 The disciples indeed who went up with Jesus remembered the traditions of the scribes concerning Elijah, that before the advent of Christ, Elijah would come and prepare for Him the souls of those who w…
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 3:7 — And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.
- Mark 9:36 — And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,
- Mark 9:36 — And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,
- Matt 7:13 — Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
- Matt 19:13 — Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
- Matt 19:13 — Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
- Ps 34:11 — Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.