Mark 9:37

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Whoever will give honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour not to me, but to him who sent me.

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  • Matt 18:3-5 : 3 And said, Truly, I say to you, If you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whoever, then, will make himself as low as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoever gives honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me:
  • Luke 10:16 : 16 Whoever gives ear to you, gives ear to me; and whoever is against you, is against me; and whoever is against me, is against him who sent me.
  • Matt 10:40-42 : 40 He who gives honour to you gives honour to me; and he who gives honour to me gives honour to him who sent me. 41 He who gives honour to a prophet, in the name of a prophet, will be given a prophet's reward; and he who gives honour to an upright man, in the name of an upright man, will be given an upright man's reward. 42 And whoever gives to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will not go without his reward.
  • Luke 9:48 : 48 And said to them, Whoever gives honour to this child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour to him who sent me: for whoever is least among you all, that man is great.
  • John 10:30 : 30 I and my Father are one.
  • John 12:44-45 : 44 Then Jesus said with a loud voice, He who has faith in me, has faith not in me, but in him who sent me. 45 And he who sees me, sees him who sent me.
  • John 14:21-23 : 21 He who has my laws and keeps them, he it is who has love for me: and he who has love for me will be loved by my Father, and I will have love for him and will let myself be seen clearly by him. 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, How is it that you will let yourself be seen clearly by us and not by the world? 23 Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.
  • 1 Thess 4:8 : 8 Whoever, then, goes against this word, goes against not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
  • Matt 18:10 : 10 Let it not seem to you that one of these little ones is of no value; for I say to you that in heaven their angels see at all times the face of my Father in heaven.
  • Matt 25:40 : 40 And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.
  • John 5:23 : 23 So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.

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  • Luke 9:46-50
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    46 Now there was a discussion among them about which of them would be the greatest.

    47 But when Jesus saw the reasoning of their hearts, he took a small child and put him by his side,

    48 And said to them, Whoever gives honour to this child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour to him who sent me: for whoever is least among you all, that man is great.

    49 And John, answering, said, Master, we saw a man driving out evil spirits in your name, and we did not let him do it, because he was not one of us.

    50 But Jesus said to him, Let him do it, for he who is not against you is for you.

  • Matt 18:1-6
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    1 In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

    2 And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them,

    3 And said, Truly, I say to you, If you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven.

    4 Whoever, then, will make himself as low as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

    5 And whoever gives honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me:

    6 But whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him to have a great stone fixed to his neck, and to come to his end in the deep sea.

  • Mark 9:35-36
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    35 And seating himself, he made the twelve come to him; and he said to them, If any man has the desire to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.

    36 And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them; and taking him in his arms, he said to them,

  • Matt 10:39-42
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    39 He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.

    40 He who gives honour to you gives honour to me; and he who gives honour to me gives honour to him who sent me.

    41 He who gives honour to a prophet, in the name of a prophet, will be given a prophet's reward; and he who gives honour to an upright man, in the name of an upright man, will be given an upright man's reward.

    42 And whoever gives to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will not go without his reward.

  • Mark 10:13-16
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    13 And they took to him little children, so that he might put his hands on them: and the disciples said sharp words to them.

    14 And when Jesus saw it, he was angry, and said to them, Let the little children come to me, and do not keep them away; for of such is the kingdom of God.

    15 Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.

    16 And he took them in his arms, and gave them a blessing, putting his hands on them.

  • John 13:20
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    20 Truly I say to you, He who takes to his heart anyone whom I send, takes me to his heart; and he who so takes me, takes him who sent me.

  • Luke 18:15-17
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    15 And they took their children to him, so that he might put his hands on them: but when the disciples saw it, they said sharp words to them

    16 But Jesus sent for them, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not keep them away, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

    17 Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.

  • Matt 19:13-15
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    13 Then some people took little children to him, so that he might put his hands on them in blessing: and the disciples said sharp words to them.

    14 But Jesus said, Let the little ones come to me, and do not keep them away: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

    15 And he put his hands on them, and went away.

  • Mark 9:38-42
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    38 John said to him, Master, we saw one driving out evil spirits in your name: and we said that he might not, because he is not one of us.

    39 But Jesus said, Say not so: for there is no man who will do a great work in my name, and be able at the same time to say evil of me.

    40 He who is not against us is for us.

    41 Whoever gives you a cup of water, because you are Christ's, truly I say to you, he will in no way be without his reward.

    42 And whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea.

  • Matt 18:10
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    10 Let it not seem to you that one of these little ones is of no value; for I say to you that in heaven their angels see at all times the face of my Father in heaven.

  • Luke 10:16
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    16 Whoever gives ear to you, gives ear to me; and whoever is against you, is against me; and whoever is against me, is against him who sent me.

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    43 I have come in my Father's name, and your hearts are not open to me. If another comes with no other authority but himself, you will give him your approval.

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    5 And if any people will not take you in, when you go away from that town, put off its dust from your feet for a witness against them.

  • Matt 19:29
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    29 And everyone who has given up houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or child, or land, for my name, will be given a hundred times as much, and have eternal life.

  • John 12:45
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    45 And he who sees me, sees him who sent me.

  • Matt 11:6
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    6 And a blessing will be on him who has no doubts about me.

  • Matt 10:37
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    37 He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me.

  • John 12:48
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    48 He who puts me on one side and does not take my words to heart, is not without a judge: the word which I have said will be his judge on the last day.

  • Rom 15:7
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    7 So then, take one another to your hearts, as Christ took us, to the glory of God.

  • John 1:12
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    12 To all those who did so take him, however, he gave the right of becoming children of God--that is, to those who had faith in his name:

  • Luke 18:30
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    30 Who will not get much more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.

  • Matt 18:14
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    14 Even so it is not the pleasure of your Father in heaven for one of these little ones to come to destruction.

  • Matt 25:40
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    40 And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.

  • Luke 17:2
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    2 It would be well for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea, before he made trouble for any of these little ones.

  • Matt 25:45
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    45 Then will he make answer to them, saying, Truly I say to you, Because you did it not to the least of these, you did it not to me.

  • Luke 6:47
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    47 Everyone who comes to me and gives ear to my words and does them, I will make clear to you what he is like: