Matthew 18:2
He called a child, had him stand among them,
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- Matt 19:13-14 : 13 Jesus and Little Children Then little children were brought to him for him to lay his hands on them and pray. But the disciples scolded those who brought them. 14 But Jesus said,“Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
- Mark 9:36-37 : 36 He took a little child and had him stand among them. Taking him 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.”
- 1 Kgs 3:7 : 7 Now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in my father David’s place, even though I am only a young man and am inexperienced.
- Jer 1:7 : 7 The LORD said to me,“Do not say,‘I am too young.’ But go to whomever I send you and say whatever I tell you.
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34 But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest.
35 After he sat down, he called the twelve and said to them,“If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”
36 He took a little child and had him stand among them. Taking him 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.”
- Matt 18:3-64 verses85%
3 and said,“I tell you the truth, unless you turn around and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven!
4 Whoever then humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 And whoever welcomes a child like this in my name welcomes me.
6 “But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the open sea.
- Luke 18:15-184 verses84%
15 Jesus and Little Children Now people were even bringing their babies to him for him to touch. But when the disciples saw it, they began to scold those who brought them.
16 But Jesus called for the children, saying,“Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
17 I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”
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- Luke 9:46-483 verses83%
46 Concerning the Greatest Now an argument started among the disciples as to which of them might be the greatest.
47 But when Jesus discerned their innermost thoughts, he took a child, had him stand by his side,
48 and said to them,“Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the one who is least among you all is the one who is great.”
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1 Questions About the Greatest At that time the disciples came to Jesus saying,“Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
- Matt 19:13-153 verses80%
13 Jesus and Little Children Then little children were brought to him for him to lay his hands on them and pray. But the disciples scolded those who brought them.
14 But Jesus said,“Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
15 And he placed his hands on them and went on his way.
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13 Jesus and Little Children Now people were bringing little children to him for him to touch, but the disciples scolded those who brought them.
14 But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them,“Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
15 I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”
16 After he took the children in his arms, he placed his hands on them and blessed them.
17 The Rich Man Now as Jesus was starting out on his way, someone ran up to him, fell on his knees, and said,“Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
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10 The Parable of the Lost Sheep“See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
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16 and said to him,“Do you hear what they are saying?” Jesus said to them,“Yes. Have you never read,‘Out of the mouths of children and nursing infants you have prepared praise for yourself’?”
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40 So Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar to be brought to him. When the man came near, Jesus asked him,
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16 So the last will be first, and the first last.”
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16 “To what should I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another,
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42 “If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone tied around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.
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14 In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost.
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35 Then they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt, and had Jesus get on it.
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2 It would be better for him to have a millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.
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20 For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them.”
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18 Then Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that moment.
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1 The Beatitudes When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain. After he sat down his disciples came to him.
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1 Seven Woes Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,
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18 “Bring them here to me,” he replied.
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33 Children, I am still with you for a little while. You will look for me, and just as I said to the Jewish religious leaders,‘Where I am going you cannot come,’ now I tell you the same.
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28 Simeon took him in his arms and blessed God, saying,
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2 Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
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14 The Disciples’ Failure to Heal When they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him,
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2 Early in the morning he came to the temple courts again. All the people came to him, and he sat down and began to teach them.
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9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God.
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24 The disciples were astonished at these words. But again Jesus said to them,“Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
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21 He said to her,“What do you want?” She replied,“Permit these two sons of mine to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.”
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2 The Transfiguration Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John and led them alone up a high mountain privately. And he was transfigured before them,