Luke 9:46-50

New Life Version

Jesus Teaches about the Faith of a Child ^(A)

⁴⁶ The followers argued among themselves about which of them would be the greatest. ⁴⁷ Jesus knew what they were thinking. He put a child beside Him. ⁴⁸ He said to the followers, “Whoever receives this child in My name, receives Me. Whoever receives Me, receives Him Who sent Me. The one who is least among you is the one who is great.”

The Sharp Words Against the Followers

⁴⁹ John said, “Teacher, we saw someone putting out demons in Your name. We told him to stop because he was not following us.” ⁵⁰ Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him. He who is not against us is for us.”