Who Is the Greatest?^(A)

18 About that time the followers came to Jesus and asked, “Who is the greatest in God’s kingdom?”

² Jesus called a little child to come to him. He stood the child in front of the followers. ³ Then he said, “The truth is, you must change your thinking and become like little children. If you don’t do this, you will never enter God’s kingdom. ⁴ The greatest person in God’s kingdom is the one who makes himself humble like this child.

⁵ “Whoever accepts a little child like this in my name is accepting me.

Who Is the Greatest?^(A)

⁴⁶ Jesus’ followers began to have an argument about which one of them was the greatest. ⁴⁷ Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he took a little child and stood the child beside him. ⁴⁸ Then he said to the followers, “Whoever accepts a little child like this in my name is accepting me. And anyone who accepts me is also accepting the one who sent me. The one among you who is the most humble—this is the one who is great.”