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Took a little child (epilabomenos paidion). Second aorist middle participle of the common verb epilambanō. Strictly, Taking a little child to himself (indirect middle). Mar 9:36 has merely the active labōn of the simple verb lambanō. Set him by his side (estēsen auto par' heautōi). “In his arms” Mar 9:36 has it, “in the midst of them” Mat 18:3 says. All three attitudes following one another (the disciples probably in a circle around Jesus anyhow) and now the little child (Peter’s child?) was slipped down by the side of Jesus as he gave the disciples an object lesson in humility which they sorely needed.