Mar 9:36-37 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Mark 9:36-37: 9:36-37 In Jesus’ day, children were not romanticized as innocent and pure but were considered to be weak and inferior. Children were to be received on my behalf . Welcoming a child is an example of humbly taking the last place and serving everyone else (9:35 ; cp. 10:13-16 ). Other sayings about receiving or rejecting Jesus also involve receiving or rejecting his followers (Matt 10:40 ; 25:31-46 ; Luke 10:16 ; John 13:20 ).

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‏ Mark 9:36-37

Summary for Mark 9:36-37: 9:36-37 ^a In Jesus’ day, children were not romanticized as innocent and pure but were considered to be weak and inferior. Children were to be received on my behalf. Welcoming a child is an example of humbly taking the last place and serving everyone else (9:35 ^b; cp. 10:13-16 ^c). Other sayings about receiving or rejecting Jesus also involve receiving or rejecting his followers (Matt 10:40 ^d; 25:31-46 ^e; Luke 10:16 ^f; John 13:20 ^g).