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Luke 9:47

Luke 9:47
And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Jesus said unto him, forbid him not,.... "Or forbid not" him, or any other so doing:

for he that is not against us, is for us: in two exemplars of Beza's it is read, "for he is not against you":…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 9:43-50

We may observe here, I. The impression which Christ's miracles made upon all that beheld them (Luk 9:43): They were all amazed at the mighty power of God, which they could not but see in all the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

perceiving the thought of their heart He asked the subject of their dispute, and when shame kept them silent, He sat down, and calling a little child, made the Twelve stand around while He taught this…