Matthew 18:2 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 18:2

Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them,

KJV

And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 2.) And calling a little child, he set him in the midst of them, and said. Either simply any little child, to inquire about his age, and to demonstrate the likeness of innocence. Or certainly he placed a little child in their midst, who had come not to be served, but to serve, in order to give them an example of humility. Others interpret the little child as the Holy Spirit, whom he placed in the hearts of the disciples, in order to transform pride into humility.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And Jesus called a little child unto him,.... One, very likely, that was in the house, and might belong to the master of it, and which was big enough to come to him at his call. Some have thought that this was Ignatius the martyr, but without any foundation. His own words, in his epistle to the church at Smyrna (y), can give no countenance to it; where he says, "for I also know, that after his resurrection he was in the flesh, and I believe that he is."

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
προσκαλεσάμενος	proskalesamenos	having called to [Him]	G4341 →
παιδίον	paidion	a child	G3813 →
ἔστησεν	estēsen	He set	G2476 →
αὐτὸ	auto	it	G846 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
μέσῳ	mesō	midst	G3319 →
αὐτῶν	autōn	of them	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Jeremiah 1:7
But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.
leads to
- Ezekiel 3:27
  But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you are to tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ Whoever listens, let him listen; and whoever refuses, let him…
- Mark 16:15–16
  And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
- Numbers 22:20
  That night God came to Balaam and said, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:13
  But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.”
- Ezekiel 3:17–21
  “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.
Through
1 Kings 3:7
And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 29:1
  Then King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great because this palace is not for man, but for…
- Numbers 27:17
  who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”
- Jeremiah 1:6
  “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”