Matthew 18:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Whoever, then, will make himself as low as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

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  • Matt 23:11-12 : 11 But let the greatest among you be your servant. 12 And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
  • Mark 10:43 : 43 But it is not so among you: but whoever has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant:
  • Luke 9:48 : 48 And said to them, Whoever gives honour to this child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour to him who sent me: for whoever is least among you all, that man is great.
  • Luke 14:11 : 11 For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up.
  • Jas 4:10 : 10 Make yourselves low in the eyes of the Lord and you will be lifted up by him.
  • 1 Pet 5:5 : 5 And in the same way, let the younger men be ruled by the older ones. Let all of you put away pride and make yourselves ready to be servants: for God is a hater of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low.
  • Ps 131:1-2 : 1 <A Song of the going up. Of David.> Lord, there is no pride in my heart and my eyes are not lifted up; and I have not taken part in great undertakings, or in things over-hard for me. 2 See, I have made my soul calm and quiet, like a child on its mother's breast; my soul is like a child on its mother's breast.
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For this is the word of him who is high and lifted up, whose resting-place is eternal, whose name is Holy: my resting-place is in the high and holy place, and with him who is crushed and poor in spirit, to give life to the spirit of the poor, and to make strong the heart of the crushed.
  • Matt 18:1 : 1 In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
  • Matt 20:26-27 : 26 Let it not be so among you: but if anyone has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant; 27 And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him take the lowest place:

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  • Matt 18:5-6
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    5 And whoever gives honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me:

    6 But whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him to have a great stone fixed to his neck, and to come to his end in the deep sea.

  • Luke 18:14-17
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    14 I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.

    15 And they took their children to him, so that he might put his hands on them: but when the disciples saw it, they said sharp words to them

    16 But Jesus sent for them, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not keep them away, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

    17 Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.

  • Matt 18:1-3
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    1 In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

    2 And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them,

    3 And said, Truly, I say to you, If you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven.

  • Mark 10:13-16
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    13 And they took to him little children, so that he might put his hands on them: and the disciples said sharp words to them.

    14 And when Jesus saw it, he was angry, and said to them, Let the little children come to me, and do not keep them away; for of such is the kingdom of God.

    15 Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.

    16 And he took them in his arms, and gave them a blessing, putting his hands on them.

  • Luke 9:46-48
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    46 Now there was a discussion among them about which of them would be the greatest.

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

    48 And said to them, Whoever gives honour to this child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour to him who sent me: for whoever is least among you all, that man is great.

  • Mark 9:34-37
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    34 But they said nothing: because they had had an argument between themselves on the way, about who was the greatest.

    35 And seating himself, he made the twelve come to him; and he said to them, If any man has the desire to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.

    36 And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them; and taking him in his arms, he said to them,

    37 Whoever will give honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour not to me, but to him who sent me.

  • Matt 23:11-12
    2 verses
    78%

    11 But let the greatest among you be your servant.

    12 And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high.

  • Matt 19:13-14
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    77%

    13 Then some people took little children to him, so that he might put his hands on them in blessing: and the disciples said sharp words to them.

    14 But Jesus said, Let the little ones come to me, and do not keep them away: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

  • Matt 18:10
    74%

    10 Let it not seem to you that one of these little ones is of no value; for I say to you that in heaven their angels see at all times the face of my Father in heaven.

  • Mark 10:43-44
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    73%

    43 But it is not so among you: but whoever has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant:

    44 And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him be servant of all.

  • Luke 14:10-11
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    73%

    10 But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there.

    11 For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up.

  • Matt 11:11
    72%

    11 Truly I say to you, Among the sons of women there has not been a greater than John the Baptist: but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

  • Matt 20:26-27
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    26 Let it not be so among you: but if anyone has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant;

    27 And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him take the lowest place:

  • Luke 22:26-27
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    72%

    26 But let it not be so with you; but he who is greater, let him become like the younger; and he who is chief, like a servant.

    27 For which is greater, the guest who is seated at a meal or the servant who is waiting on him? is it not the guest? but I am among you as a servant.

  • Matt 5:19
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    19 Whoever then goes against the smallest of these laws, teaching men to do the same, will be named least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who keeps the laws, teaching others to keep them, will be named great in the kingdom of heaven.

  • Mark 9:42
    71%

    42 And whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea.

  • Matt 5:5
    70%

    5 Happy are the gentle: for the earth will be their heritage.

  • Jas 4:10
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    10 Make yourselves low in the eyes of the Lord and you will be lifted up by him.

  • Matt 18:14
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    14 Even so it is not the pleasure of your Father in heaven for one of these little ones to come to destruction.

  • Luke 7:28
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    28 I say to you, Among all the sons of women, not one is greater than John: but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

  • Mark 4:31
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    31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth,

  • Matt 5:9
    69%

    9 Happy are the peacemakers: for they will be named sons of God.

  • Luke 17:2
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    2 It would be well for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea, before he made trouble for any of these little ones.

  • Matt 5:3
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    3 Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

  • Mark 10:31
    68%

    31 But a great number who are first will be last: and those who are last will be first.

  • Matt 13:32
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    32 Which is smaller than all seeds; but when it has come up it is greater than the plants, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and make their resting-places in its branches.

  • Matt 21:16
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    16 Have you any idea what these are saying? And Jesus said to them, Yes: have you not seen in the Writings, From the lips of children and babies at the breast you have made your praise complete?

  • 1 John 4:4
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    4 You are of God, my little children, and you have overcome them because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

  • 1 Pet 5:6
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    6 For this cause make yourselves low under the strong hand of God, so that when the time comes you may be lifted up;

  • Matt 8:12
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    12 But the sons of the kingdom will be put out into the dark, and there will be weeping and cries of pain.