Mark
Mark 9:37
37“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whoever | Ὃς | Hos | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| welcomes | δέξηται | dexētai | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1209 I take, receive, accept, welcome |
| one | ἓν | hen | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G1520 one |
| of these | τοιούτων | toioutōn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G5108 of such a kind, such |
| little children | παιδίων | paidiōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3813 a little child, an infant |
| in | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| My | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| name | ὀνόματί | onomati | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3686 name, character, reputation |
| welcomes | δέχεται | dechetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1209 I take, receive, accept, welcome |
| Me | ἐμὲ | eme | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| whoever | ὃς | hos | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| welcomes | δέχηται | dechētai | Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1209 I take, receive, accept, welcome |
| Me | ἐμὲ | eme | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| welcomes | δέχεται | dechetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1209 I take, receive, accept, welcome |
| not only | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| Me | ἐμὲ | eme | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| who sent | ἀποστείλαντά | aposteilanta | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular | G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss |
| Me | με | me | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
Cross-references
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Matthew 18:3–5 · Matthew 10:40–42 · Luke 10:16 · John 12:44–45 · John 10:30 · John 14:21–23 · Luke 9:48 · John 5:23 · Matthew 25:40 · Matthew 18:10 · 1 Thessalonians 4:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.