Luke 9:48 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁴⁸ and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me; for he who is least among you all is the one who is great.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴⁸ and said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴⁸ And told them, Whoever receives and accepts and welcomes this child in My name and for My sake receives and accepts and welcomes Me; and whoever so receives Me so also receives Him Who sent Me. For he who is least and lowliest among you all–he is [the one who is truly] great.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴⁸ and said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same is great.

Common English Bible

⁴⁸ Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me. Whoever welcomes me, welcomes the one who sent me. Whoever is least among you all is the greatest.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴⁸ And he said to them: "Whoever will receive this child in my name, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives him who sent me. For whoever is the lesser among you all, the same is greater."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴⁸ And said to them: Whosoever shall receive this child in my name, receiveth me; and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth him that sent me. For he that is the lesser among you all, he is the greater.

Luke 9:48 Cross References

Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility goes before honor.

Matthew 18:10

“See that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you that in heaven their angels always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 18:14

So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

Matthew 19:28

Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of man shall sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Matthew 25:40

And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.’

Matthew 25:45

Then he will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.’

Mark 9:37

“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.”

Luke 10:16

“He who hears you hears me, and he who rejects you rejects me, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

Luke 14:11

For every one who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Luke 22:26

But not so with you; rather let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves.

Luke 22:30

that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Luke 7:28

I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

John 13:20

Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives any one whom I send receives me; and he who receives me receives him who sent me.”

John 14:21

He who has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me; and he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.”

1 Thessalonians 4:8

Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

1 Peter 5:6

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that in due time he may exalt you.

Revelation 21:14

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Revelation 3:21

He who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I myself conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.