^4 (A)Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

^50 (A)Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? ^(B)Have salt in yourselves, and ^(C)have peace with one another.”

⁶⁵ Then some began to ^(A)spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him, and to say to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers ^[a]struck Him with the palms of their hands.

^15 (A)So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him, to be ^(B)crucified.

^37 (A)And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last.

The Disciples Argue About Greatness

^24 (A)Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered the greatest.

⁴⁶ And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ^(A)‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” ^(B)Having said this, He breathed His last.

⁴⁶ Then He said to them, ^(A)“Thus it is written, ^[a]and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,