Luke 9:46-50

Christian Standard Bible

Who Is the Greatest?

⁴⁶ An argument started among them about who was the greatest of them.^{(A) 47} But Jesus, knowing their inner thoughts,^[a](B) took a little child and had him stand next to him. ⁴⁸ He told them, “Whoever welcomes^[b] this little child in my name welcomes me. And whoever welcomes me welcomes him who sent me.^(C) For whoever is least among you—this one is great.”^(D)

In His Name

⁴⁹ John responded,^(E) “Master, we saw someone driving out demons in your name,^(F) and we tried to stop him because he does not follow us.”^(G)

⁵⁰ “Don’t stop him,” Jesus told him, “because whoever is not against you is for you.”^[c](H)