One of such little children (hen tōn toioutōn paidiōn). Mat 18:5 has “one such little child” and Luk 9:48 “this little child.” It was an object lesson to the arrogant conceit of the twelve apostles contending for primacy. They did not learn this lesson for they will again wrangle over primacy (Mar 10:33-45; Mat 20:20-28) and they will be unable to comprehend easily what the attitude of Jesus was toward children (Mar 10:13-16; Mat 19:13-15; Luk 8:15-17). The child was used as a rebuke to the apostles.