Luke 9:48

KJV1611 – Modern English

And said to them, Whoever receives this child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For he who is least among you all will be great.

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  • Matt 10:40-42 : 40 He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me. 41 He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42 And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.
  • Matt 23:11-12 : 11 But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 And whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.
  • Luke 10:16 : 16 He who hears you hears me; and he who despises you despises me; and he who despises me despises him who sent me.
  • Luke 14:11 : 11 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled; and he who humbles himself will be exalted.
  • Luke 22:26 : 26 But you shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that serves.
  • John 13:20 : 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, He who receives whomever I send receives me; and he who receives me receives him who sent me.
  • 1 Pet 5:6 : 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time:
  • Rev 3:21 : 21 To him who overcomes will I grant to sit with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father on his throne.
  • Rev 21:14 : 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
  • Prov 18:12 : 12 Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, and before honor is humility.
  • John 14:21 : 21 He who has my commandments, and keeps them, he it is who loves me: and he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.
  • 1 Thess 4:8 : 8 Therefore he who despises does not despise man, but God, who has also given unto us His Holy Spirit.
  • 1 Pet 5:3-4 : 3 Neither as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you shall receive a crown of glory that does not fade away.
  • Luke 22:30 : 30 That you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
  • John 12:44-45 : 44 Then Jesus cried out and said, He who believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me. 45 And he who sees me sees him who sent me.
  • Matt 25:40 : 40 And the King will answer and say to them, Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.
  • Matt 25:45 : 45 Then he will answer them, saying, Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.
  • Mark 9:37 : 37 Whoever receives one of these little children in my name receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.
  • Luke 7:28 : 28 For I say to you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
  • Matt 18:5-6 : 5 And whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me. 6 But whoever offends one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for him that a millstone were hung around his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
  • Matt 18:10 : 10 Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I say to you, That in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
  • Matt 18:14 : 14 Even so, it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
  • Matt 19:28 : 28 And Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man sits on the throne of his glory, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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    34But they kept silent, for on the way they had disputed among themselves who would be the greatest.

    35And he sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.

    36And he took a child and set him in the midst of them; and when he had taken him in his arms, he said to them,

    37Whoever receives one of these little children in my name receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.

    38And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow us.

    39But Jesus said, Do not forbid him, for no one who works a miracle in my name can soon afterward speak evil of me.

  • Matt 18:1-6
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    1At the same time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

    2And Jesus called a little child to him, and set him in the midst of them,

    3And said, Truly I say to you, Unless you are converted and become like little children, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven.

    4Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

    5And whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me.

    6But whoever offends one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for him that a millstone were hung around his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

  • Luke 9:46-47
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    46Then a dispute arose among them as to which of them would be greatest.

    47And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child and set him by him,

  • Matt 10:40-42
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    40He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.

    41He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

    42And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.

  • Mark 10:13-16
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    13And they brought young children to him, that he might touch them; and his disciples rebuked those who brought them.

    14But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said to them, Allow the little children to come to me, and do not forbid them: for of such is the kingdom of God.

    15Truly I say to you, Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall not enter it.

    16And he took them up in his arms, put his hands on them, and blessed them.

  • Luke 18:15-17
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    15And they brought to him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

    16But Jesus called them to him, and said, Allow little children to come to me, and do not forbid them: for of such is the kingdom of God.

    17Truly I say to you, whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall by no means enter therein.

  • John 13:20
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    20Truly, truly, I say to you, He who receives whomever I send receives me; and he who receives me receives him who sent me.

  • Luke 9:49-50
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    49And John answered and said, Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow with us.

    50And Jesus said to him, Do not forbid him, for he who is not against us is for us.

  • Matt 19:13-14
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    13Then little children were brought to him that he might put his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.

    14But Jesus said, Let the little children come to me, and do not forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

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  • Mark 9:41-42
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    42And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it is better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

  • Mark 10:43-44
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    43But it shall not be so among you: but whoever desires to be great among you shall be your servant:

    44And whoever of you desires to be first shall be servant of all.

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    11But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant.

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    26But you shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that serves.

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

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    10Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I say to you, That in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

  • Matt 20:26
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    26But it shall not be so among you: but whoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

  • Matt 25:40
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    19Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

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    29And everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.

    30But many who are first shall be last, and the last shall be first.

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    30Who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the world to come everlasting life.

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  • Matt 11:6
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    6And blessed is he who does not fall away because of me.