The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven^(A)

18 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

² He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. ³ And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children,^(B) you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.^(C)

¹¹ The greatest among you will be your servant.^(A)

⁴⁶ An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.^(A)

³⁴ But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.^(A)