Luke 9:46–47
Luke 9:46–47 — The New International Version (NIV)
46 An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest. 47 Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him.
Luke 9:46–47 — English Standard Version (ESV)
46 An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest. 47 But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a child and put him by his side
Luke 9:46–47 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
46 Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest. 47 And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,
Luke 9:46–47 — New Living Translation (NLT)
46 Then his disciples began arguing about which of them was the greatest. 47 But Jesus knew their thoughts, so he brought a little child to his side.
Luke 9:46–47 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
46 Then a dispute arose among them as to which of them would be greatest. 47 And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a little child and set him by Him,
Luke 9:46–47 — New Century Version (NCV)
46 Jesus’ followers began to have an argument about which one of them was the greatest. 47 Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he took a little child and stood the child beside him.
Luke 9:46–47 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
46 And a reasoning came in amongst them, who should be the greatest of them. 47 And Jesus, seeing the reasoning of their heart, having taken a little child set it by him,
Luke 9:46–47 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
46 A discussion started among them about who would be the greatest. 47 Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he took a little child and had him stand beside him.
Luke 9:46–47 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
46 Then an argument started among them about who would be the greatest of them. 47 But Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, took a little child and had him stand next to Him.
Luke 9:46–47 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
46 An argument arose among them as to which one of them was the greatest. 47 But Jesus, aware of their inner thoughts, took a little child and put it by his side,
Luke 9:46–47 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
46 And an argument developed among them as to who of them might be greatest. 47 But Jesus, because he knew the thoughts of their hearts, took hold of a child and had him stand beside him
Luke 9:46–47 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
46 The disciples began to argue about which one of them would be the most important person. 47 Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he took a little child and had the child stand beside him.
Luke 9:46–47 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
46 An argument started among them as to which of them might be the greatest.
47 But Jesus, knowing what they were thinking in their heart, took a child and stood him by His side,