Who Is the Greatest?

1 ^tAt that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them 3 and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you ^uturn and ^vbecome like children, you ^wwill never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 ^xWhoever humbles himself like this child is the ^wgreatest in the kingdom of heaven.

5 ^y“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me,

Who Is the Greatest?

33 And ^zthey came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house ^ahe asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” 34 But they kept silent, for on the way ^bthey had argued with one another about who was the greatest. 35 And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, ^c“If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” 36 And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and ^dtaking him in his arms, he said to them, 37 ^e“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and ^ewhoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.”

Who Is the Greatest?

46 ^cAn 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 48 and said to them, ^d“Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and ^dwhoever receives me receives him who sent me. For ^ehe who is least among you all is the one who is great.”