“Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.”
Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me — the welcoming of the child is the practical application of servant-of-all greatness: it means serving those who cannot advance you. Welcomes me is the identification of Jesus with the lowly — the pattern of Matthew 25:40 (whatever you did for the least of these, you did for me). The chain of welcome (child → Jesus → Father) communicates that receiving the lowly is a divine act with cosmic implications.
Church Fathers on Mark 9:37
It is after miracles that the Lord inserts a discourse concerning His Passion, lest it should be thought that He suffered because He could not help it.
He always mingles together sorrowful and joyful things, that sorrow should not by its suddenness frighten the Apostles, but be borne by them with prepared minds.
Capernaum means the city of consolation, and agrees with the former sentence, which He had spoken: 'And after that He is killed, He shall arise the third day.'
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