Mark 9:33-37 And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that you disputed among yourselves by the way?… This means, for My sake, and it includes (1) because they belong to Christian parents; (2) because they partake of the nature which Christ took upon Him; (3) because they belong to the race which Christ redeemed; (4) because, like Christ, they are poor; (5) because, Christ may be honoured in their after-life.Such children are received in Christ's Name, not only in orphanages or in Sunday schools, but by many of the Christ-loving poor, who have children of their own, and yet take into their homes some poor waif or stray, and cherish it as their own flesh and blood, for no reward except the Lord's approval. (M. F. Sadler.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? |
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