Matthew 18:5

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

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  • Matt 25:40 : 40 The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me.’
  • Gal 4:14 : 14 And though my physical condition was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus Himself.
  • Matt 10:40-42 : 40 Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward. 42 And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple—truly I tell you, he will by no means lose his reward.
  • Matt 25:45 : 45 Then he will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’
  • Mark 9:37 : 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 9:41 : 41 'Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose their reward.'
  • Luke 9:48 : 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.'
  • Luke 17:1-2 : 1 Jesus said to his disciples, 'It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!' 2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
  • John 13:20 : 20 Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives anyone I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 9:35-37
    3 verses
    92%

    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 9:47-48
    2 verses
    88%

    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.'

  • Matt 18:1-4
    4 verses
    85%

    1At that time, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

    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.

  • Mark 10:13-16
    4 verses
    83%

    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.'

    16And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them, and blessed them.

  • Luke 18:15-17
    3 verses
    83%

    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.

  • Matt 18:6-7
    2 verses
    80%

    6But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

    7Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come!

  • Matt 10:40-42
    3 verses
    78%

    40Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.

    41Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward.

    42And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple—truly I tell you, he will by no means lose his reward.

  • Matt 19:13-15
    3 verses
    77%

    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."

    15After he laid his hands on them, he left from there.

  • Mark 9:41-42
    2 verses
    77%

    41'Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose their reward.'

    42'If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea.'

  • Matt 18:10-11
    2 verses
    77%

    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.

    11For the Son of Man came to save what was lost.

  • Luke 17:2
    73%

    2It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

  • John 13:20
    73%

    20Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives anyone I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.

  • Matt 18:14
    72%

    14In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that any of these little ones should perish.

  • Rom 15:7
    70%

    7Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us, to the glory of God.

  • Matt 25:40
    70%

    40The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me.’

  • Luke 18:30
    69%

    30will fail to receive many times more in this present age and, in the age to come, eternal life.

  • Matt 5:19
    69%

    19So whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

  • Matt 11:6
    69%

    6Blessed is the one who does not stumble on account of Me."

  • Matt 25:45
    69%

    45Then he will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’

  • Matt 5:5
    68%

    5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

  • Matt 19:29
    68%

    29And everyone who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, wife, children, or fields for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

  • John 1:12
    68%

    12Yet to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God.

  • Matt 18:20
    67%

    20For where two or three gather in my name, there I am with them.

  • Matt 12:50
    67%

    50For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.

  • Matt 11:14-15
    2 verses
    67%

    14And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

    15He who has ears, let him hear.

  • Luke 9:5
    67%

    5If people do not welcome you, leave that town and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.

  • John 5:43
    67%

    43I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me. But if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.

  • Matt 11:11
    66%

    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 25:35
    66%

    35For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in;

  • Mark 10:30
    66%

    30'who will not receive a hundred times as much now in this present age—homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and fields—along with persecutions, and in the age to come, eternal life.

  • 1 John 5:21
    66%

    21Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.