Mark 9:37

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'Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.'

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  • Matt 18:3-5 : 3 And he said, "Truly, I tell you, unless you turn and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." 4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.
  • Luke 10:16 : 16 Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.
  • Matt 10:40-42 : 40 Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward. 42 And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple—truly I tell you, he will by no means lose his reward.
  • Luke 9:48 : 48 Then 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 it is the least among you who is the greatest.'
  • John 10:30 : 30 I and the Father are one.
  • John 12:44-45 : 44 Then Jesus cried out, "Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me only, but in the One who sent Me. 45 "And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me.
  • John 14:21-23 : 21 The one who has my commandments and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him. 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, 'Lord, how is it that you are going to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?' 23 Jesus answered, 'If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.'
  • 1 Thess 4:8 : 8 Therefore, whoever disregards this does not reject man but God, who also gives His Holy Spirit to you.
  • Matt 18:10 : 10 See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
  • Matt 25:40 : 40 The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me.’
  • John 5:23 : 23 'So that everyone may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 9:46-50
    5 verses
    92%

    46An argument arose among them about which of them might be the greatest.

    47Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had the child stand beside him.

    48Then 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 it is the least among you who is the greatest.'

    49John said, 'Master, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow us.'

    50'Do not stop him,' Jesus said, 'for whoever is not against you is for you.'

  • Matt 18:1-6
    6 verses
    92%

    1At that time, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

    2Jesus called a little child to him and placed the child among them.

    3And he said, "Truly, I tell you, unless you turn and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."

    4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

    5And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.

    6But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

  • Mark 9:35-36
    2 verses
    86%

    35Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, 'If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all.'

    36He took a little child, placed him in the midst of them, and, taking the child in his arms, he said to them,

  • Matt 10:39-42
    4 verses
    83%

    39Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

    40Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.

    41Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward.

    42And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple—truly I tell you, he will by no means lose his reward.

  • Mark 10:13-16
    4 verses
    81%

    13People were bringing little children to Jesus so he could touch them, but the disciples rebuked them.

    14When Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, 'Let the little children come to me; do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.'

    15'Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.'

    16And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them, and blessed them.

  • John 13:20
    80%

    20Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives anyone I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.

  • Luke 18:15-17
    3 verses
    79%

    15People were also bringing infants to Jesus so that he might touch them. But when the disciples saw this, they rebuked them.

    16But Jesus called the children to him and said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.'

    17Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will certainly not enter it.

  • Matt 19:13-15
    3 verses
    76%

    13Then children were brought to Jesus for him to lay his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

    14But Jesus said, "Let the children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

    15After he laid his hands on them, he left from there.

  • Mark 9:38-42
    5 verses
    75%

    38John said to him, 'Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.'

    39'Do not stop him,' Jesus said. 'No one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me.'

    40'For whoever is not against us is for us.'

    41'Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose their reward.'

    42'If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.'

  • Matt 18:10
    73%

    10See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

  • Luke 10:16
    73%

    16Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.

  • John 5:43
    70%

    43I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me. But if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.

  • Luke 9:5
    70%

    5If people do not welcome you, leave that town and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.

  • Matt 19:29
    69%

    29And everyone who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, wife, children, or fields for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

  • John 12:45
    69%

    45"And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me.

  • Matt 11:6
    69%

    6Blessed is the one who does not stumble on account of Me."

  • Matt 10:37
    68%

    37The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

  • John 12:48
    68%

    48The one who rejects Me and does not accept My words has a judge: The word I have spoken will judge them on the last day.

  • Rom 15:7
    68%

    7Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us, to the glory of God.

  • John 1:12
    68%

    12Yet to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God.

  • Luke 18:30
    68%

    30will fail to receive many times more in this present age and, in the age to come, eternal life.

  • Matt 18:14
    68%

    14In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that any of these little ones should perish.

  • Matt 25:40
    68%

    40The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me.’

  • Luke 17:2
    68%

    2It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

  • Matt 25:45
    67%

    45Then he will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’

  • Luke 6:47
    67%

    47Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like.