And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,

But when Jesus saw the reasoning of their heart, he took a little child, and set him by his side,

But Jesus seeing the thoughts of their heart, took a child and set him by him,

And Jesus, seeing the reasoning of their heart, having taken a little child set it by him,

and Jesus having seen the reasoning of their heart, having taken hold of a child, set him beside himself,

And Jesus, knowing the reasoning that was in their hearts, took a young child and made him stand by His side

But when Jesus saw the reasoning of their hearts, he took a small child and put him by his side,

Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a little child, and set him by his side,

But Jesus, perceiving the thoughts of their hearts, took a child and stood him beside him.

and Jesus, knowing of the discussion that was occupying their thoughts, took hold of a little child, and placed it beside him,

And Jesus perceiving the thought of their heart,.... Not by any words he had heard; for the dispute was on the road, as they came along behind him; but as the omniscient God, who is the discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart, he was privy to all their ambition, and the vanity of their minds, and to all their reasonings and debates: though he was before them, and out of the reach of hearing of them: and when he came to Capernaum, after having asked them what they disputed about by the way;
he took a child and set him by him. The Ethiopic version reads, "before them", the disciples; and Matthew and Mark say, "he set him in the midst of them"; all which were true, Jesus sitting in the midst of them; so, that the child he set by him, was in the middle of them and before them; See Gill on Matthew 18:2.

Matthew 18:2; Mark 9:37.