Matthew 18:1-5

Good News Translation

Who Is the Greatest? ^(A)

18 ^(B)At that time the disciples came to Jesus, asking, “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?”

²So Jesus called a child to come and stand in front of them, ³^(C)and said, “I assure you that unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the Kingdom of heaven. ⁴The greatest in the Kingdom of heaven is the one who humbles himself and becomes like this child. ⁵And whoever welcomes in my name one such child as this, welcomes me.

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Mark 9:33-37

Good News Translation

Who Is the Greatest?^(A)

³³They came to Capernaum, and after going indoors Jesus asked his disciples, “What were you arguing about on the road?”

³⁴^(B)But they would not answer him, because on the road they had been arguing among themselves about who was the greatest. ³⁵^(C)Jesus sat down, called the twelve disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must place himself last of all and be the servant of all.” ³⁶Then he took a child and had him stand in front of them. He put his arms around him and said to them, ³⁷^(D)“Whoever welcomes in my name one of these children, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me, welcomes not only me but also the one who sent me.”