36 He took a child,(A) had him stand among them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them, 37 “Whoever welcomes[a] one little child such as this in my name(B) welcomes me. And whoever welcomes me does not welcome me, but him who sent(C) me.”(D)

In His Name

38 John(E) said to him, “Teacher,(F) we saw someone[b] driving out demons(G) in your name,(H) and we tried to stop him because he wasn’t following us.”(I)

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Footnotes

  1. 9:37 Or “Whoever receives
  2. 9:38 Other mss add who didn’t go along with us

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