Matthew 18:1

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At that time, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

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  • Matt 20:20-28 : 20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling before him and asking something from him. 21 'What do you want?' he asked. She said to him, 'Declare that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.' 22 Jesus answered, 'You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?' They said to him, 'We are able.' 23 He said to them, 'You will indeed drink my cup and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with, but to sit at my right or left hand is not mine to give. It is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.' 24 When the ten heard this, they were indignant with the two brothers. 25 But Jesus called them to himself and said, 'You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.' 26 'It shall not be so among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.' 27 'And whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave.' 28 Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
  • Luke 9:46-48 : 46 An argument arose among them about which of them might be the greatest. 47 Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had the child stand beside him. 48 Then he said to them, 'Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the least among you who is the greatest.'
  • Mark 9:33-37 : 33 They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, 'What were you arguing about on the way?' 34 But they kept silent, because on the way they had been arguing about who was the greatest. 35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, 'If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all.' 36 He took a little child, placed him in the midst of them, and, taking the child in his arms, he said to them, 37 'Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.'
  • Mark 10:14-15 : 14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, 'Let the little children come to me; do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.' 15 'Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.'
  • Mark 10:35-45 : 35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him and said, 'Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask.' 36 'What do you want me to do for you?' he asked. 37 They replied, 'Let one of us sit at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory.' 38 Jesus said to them, 'You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?' 39 'We can,' they answered. Jesus said to them, 'You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with, 40 'but to sit at my right or left is not mine to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.' 41 When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John. 42 Jesus called them together and said, 'You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.' 43 'But it shall not be so among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,' 44 'and whoever wants to be first must be a slave to all.' 45 'For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
  • Luke 22:24-27 : 24 Then a dispute arose among them about who was considered to be the greatest. 25 But he said to them, 'The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors.' 26 But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves. 27 For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves.
  • Matt 3:2 : 2 and saying, 'Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near.'

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  • Matt 18:2-5
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    2Jesus called a little child to him and placed the child among them.

    3And he said, "Truly, I tell you, unless you turn and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."

    4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

    5And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.

  • Luke 9:46-48
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    82%

    46An argument arose among them about which of them might be the greatest.

    47Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had the child stand beside him.

    48Then he said to them, 'Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the least among you who is the greatest.'

  • Luke 22:24
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    24Then a dispute arose among them about who was considered to be the greatest.

  • Mark 9:33-37
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    33They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, 'What were you arguing about on the way?'

    34But they kept silent, because on the way they had been arguing about who was the greatest.

    35Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, 'If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all.'

    36He took a little child, placed him in the midst of them, and, taking the child in his arms, he said to them,

    37'Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.'

  • Luke 18:15-18
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    15People were also bringing infants to Jesus so that he might touch them. But when the disciples saw this, they rebuked them.

    16But Jesus called the children to him and said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.'

    17Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will certainly not enter it.

    18A certain ruler asked him, 'Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?'

  • Matt 19:13-14
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    13Then children were brought to Jesus for him to lay his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

    14But Jesus said, "Let the children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

  • Matt 23:11
    72%

    11The greatest among you will be your servant.

  • Luke 9:18
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    18Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, 'Who do the crowds say I am?'

  • Mark 10:13-15
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    13People were bringing little children to Jesus so he could touch them, but the disciples rebuked them.

    14When Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, 'Let the little children come to me; do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.'

    15'Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.'

  • Luke 13:18
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    18Then Jesus said, 'What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to?

  • Mark 9:14
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    14When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and the scribes arguing with them.

  • Matt 20:20-21
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    20Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling before him and asking something from him.

    21'What do you want?' he asked. She said to him, 'Declare that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.'

  • Matt 11:11
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    11Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

  • Matt 23:1
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    1Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples,

  • Matt 18:23
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    23Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

  • Matt 20:17
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    17As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside privately and said to them,

  • Matt 20:25-26
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    25But Jesus called them to himself and said, 'You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.'

    26'It shall not be so among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.'

  • Mark 10:42-43
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    42Jesus called them together and said, 'You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.'

    43'But it shall not be so among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,'

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    10Then the disciples approached him and asked, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

  • Matt 18:10
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    10See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

  • Matt 16:13
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    13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"

  • Luke 8:9
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    9Then His disciples asked Him, "What does this parable mean?"

  • Matt 5:1
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    1When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him.

  • Luke 22:26-27
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    26But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.

    27For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves.

  • Matt 17:19
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    19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, 'Why couldn’t we drive it out?'

  • Matt 17:14
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    14When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before Him.

  • Mark 10:37
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    37They replied, 'Let one of us sit at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory.'

  • Luke 20:45
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    45While all the people were listening, he said to his disciples,

  • Matt 8:11-12
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    11I tell you, many will come from the east and the west and will recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

    12But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  • Matt 21:16
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    16They said to him, 'Do you hear what these children are saying?' Jesus replied, 'Yes, have you never read: Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies, you have prepared praise?'