Matthew 18:5

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`And he who may receive one such child in my name, doth receive me,

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 25:40 : 40 `And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did `it' to one of these my brethren -- the least -- to me ye did `it'.
  • Gal 4:14 : 14 and my trial that `is' in my flesh ye did not despise nor reject, but as a messenger of God ye did receive me -- as Christ Jesus;
  • Matt 10:40-42 : 40 `He who is receiving you doth receive me, and he who is receiving me doth receive Him who sent me, 41 he who is receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward, and he who is receiving a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward, 42 and whoever may give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say to you, he may not lose his reward.'
  • Matt 25:45 : 45 `Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did `it' not to one of these, the least, ye did `it' not to me.
  • Mark 9:37 : 37 `Whoever may receive one of such children in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth not receive me, but Him who sent me.'
  • Mark 9:41 : 41 for whoever may give you to drink a cup of water in my name, because ye are Christ's, verily I say to you, he may not lose his reward;
  • Luke 9:48 : 48 and said to them, `Whoever may receive this child in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth receive Him who sent me, for he who is least among you all -- he shall be great.'
  • Luke 17:1-2 : 1 And he said unto the disciples, `It is impossible for the stumbling blocks not to come, but wo `to him' through whom they come; 2 it is more profitable to him if a weighty millstone is put round about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea, than that he may cause one of these little ones to stumble.
  • John 13:20 : 20 verily, verily, I say to you, he who is receiving whomsoever I may send, doth receive me; and he who is receiving me, doth receive Him who sent me.'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Mark 9:35-37
    3 verses
    92%

    35and having sat down he called the twelve, and he saith to them, `If any doth will to be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all.'

    36And having taken a child, he set him in the midst of them, and having taken him in his arms, said to them,

    37`Whoever may receive one of such children in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth not receive me, but Him who sent me.'

  • Luke 9:47-48
    2 verses
    88%

    47and Jesus having seen the reasoning of their heart, having taken hold of a child, set him beside himself,

    48and said to them, `Whoever may receive this child in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth receive Him who sent me, for he who is least among you all -- he shall be great.'

  • Matt 18:1-4
    4 verses
    85%

    1At that hour came the disciples near to Jesus, saying, `Who, now, is greater in the reign of the heavens?'

    2And Jesus having called near a child, did set him in the midst of them,

    3and said, `Verily I say to you, if ye may not be turned and become as the children, ye may not enter into the reign of the heavens;

    4whoever then may humble himself as this child, he is the greater in the reign of the heavens.

  • Mark 10:13-16
    4 verses
    83%

    13And they were bringing to him children, that he might touch them, and the disciples were rebuking those bringing them,

    14and Jesus having seen, was much displeased, and he said to them, `Suffer the children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;

    15verily I say to you, whoever may not receive the reign of God, as a child -- he may not enter into it;'

    16and having taken them in his arms, having put `his' hands upon them, he was blessing them.

  • Luke 18:15-17
    3 verses
    83%

    15And they were bringing near also the babes, that he may touch them, and the disciples having seen did rebuke them,

    16and Jesus having called them near, said, `Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;

    17verily I say to you, Whoever may not receive the reign of God as a little child, may not enter into it.'

  • Matt 18:6-7
    2 verses
    80%

    6and whoever may cause to stumble one of those little ones who are believing in me, it is better for him that a weighty millstone may be hanged upon his neck, and he may be sunk in the depth of the sea.

    7`Wo to the world from the stumbling-blocks! for there is a necessity for the stumbling-blocks to come, but wo to that man through whom the stumbling-block doth come!

  • Matt 10:40-42
    3 verses
    78%

    40`He who is receiving you doth receive me, and he who is receiving me doth receive Him who sent me,

    41he who is receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward, and he who is receiving a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward,

    42and whoever may give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say to you, he may not lose his reward.'

  • Matt 19:13-15
    3 verses
    77%

    13Then were brought near to him children that he might put hands on them and pray, and the disciples rebuked them.

    14But Jesus said, `Suffer the children, and forbid them not, to come unto me, for of such is the reign of the heavens;'

    15and having laid on them `his' hands, he departed thence.

  • Mark 9:41-42
    2 verses
    77%

    41for whoever may give you to drink a cup of water in my name, because ye are Christ's, verily I say to you, he may not lose his reward;

    42and whoever may cause to stumble one of the little ones believing in me, better is it for him if a millstone is hanged about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea.

  • Matt 18:10-11
    2 verses
    77%

    10`Beware! -- ye may not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their messengers in the heavens do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens,

    11for the Son of Man did come to save the lost.

  • Luke 17:2
    73%

    2it is more profitable to him if a weighty millstone is put round about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea, than that he may cause one of these little ones to stumble.

  • John 13:20
    73%

    20verily, verily, I say to you, he who is receiving whomsoever I may send, doth receive me; and he who is receiving me, doth receive Him who sent me.'

  • Matt 18:14
    72%

    14so it is not will in presence of your Father who is in the heavens, that one of these little ones may perish.

  • Rom 15:7
    70%

    7wherefore receive ye one another, according as also the Christ did receive us, to the glory of God.

  • Matt 25:40
    70%

    40`And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did `it' to one of these my brethren -- the least -- to me ye did `it'.

  • Luke 18:30
    69%

    30who may not receive back manifold more in this time, and in the coming age, life age-during.'

  • Matt 5:19
    69%

    19`Whoever therefore may loose one of these commands -- the least -- and may teach men so, least he shall be called in the reign of the heavens, but whoever may do and may teach `them', he shall be called great in the reign of the heavens.

  • Matt 11:6
    69%

    6and happy is he who may not be stumbled in me.'

  • Matt 25:45
    69%

    45`Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did `it' not to one of these, the least, ye did `it' not to me.

  • Matt 5:5
    68%

    5`Happy the meek -- because they shall inherit the land.

  • Matt 19:29
    68%

    29and every one who left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for my name's sake, an hundredfold shall receive, and life age-during shall inherit;

  • John 1:12
    68%

    12but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God -- to those believing in his name,

  • Matt 18:20
    67%

    20for where there are two or three gathered together -- to my name, there am I in the midst of them.'

  • Matt 12:50
    67%

    50for whoever may do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.'

  • Matt 11:14-15
    2 verses
    67%

    14and if ye are willing to receive `it', he is Elijah who was about to come;

    15he who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.

  • Luke 9:5
    67%

    5and as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, even the dust from your feet shake off, for a testimony against them.'

  • John 5:43
    67%

    43`I have come in the name of my Father, and ye do not receive me; if another may come in his own name, him ye will receive;

  • Matt 11:11
    66%

    11Verily I say to you, there hath not risen, among those born of women, a greater than John the Baptist, but he who is least in the reign of the heavens is greater than he.

  • Matt 25:35
    66%

    35for I did hunger, and ye gave me to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye received me;

  • Mark 10:30
    66%

    30who may not receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and fields, with persecutions, and in the age that is coming, life age-during;

  • 1 John 5:21
    66%

    21Little children, guard yourselves from the idols! Amen.