Luke 9:45-47

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⁴⁵ They had no idea what he was talking about. It was hidden from them, so that they wouldn’t perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about what he had said.

The nature of discipleship

⁴⁶ A dispute arose among them about which of them was the greatest. ⁴⁷ Jesus knew this quarrel was going on in their hearts, so he took a child and stood it beside him.