Luke 9:47 meaning and explanation
But Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, had a little child stand beside Him.
Luke 9:47, Berean Standard Bible
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The disciples have just been arguing about which of them is the greatest, and Jesus answers not with a lecture but with a child. In that culture a child had no status and no claim on anyone, so standing a little one beside Himself was a living picture of His point in the next verse: the least among them is the greatest.
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