Luke 9:48 - The Scriptures 2009

⁴⁸ and said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in My Name receives Me. And whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me. For he who is least among you all, he shall be 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 the heart of a man is haughty, And before esteem is humility.

Matthew 18:10

“See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in the heavens their messengers always see the face of My Father who is in the heavens.

Matthew 18:14

“Thus it is not the desire of your Father who is in the heavens that one of these little ones should be lost.

Matthew 19:28

And יהושע said to them, “Truly I say to you, when the Son of Aḏam sits on the throne of His esteem, you who have followed Me in the rebirth, shall also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Yisra’ĕl.

Matthew 25:40

“And the Sovereign shall answer and say to them, ‘Truly, I say to you, in so far as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers, you did it to Me.’

Matthew 25:45

Then He shall answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, in so far as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ ”

Mark 9:37

Whoever receives one of such little children in My Name receives Me. And whoever receives Me, receives not Me, but the One who sent Me.

Luke 10:16

He who hears you hears Me, he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.

Luke 14:11

For everyone who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.

Luke 22:26

“But not so with you, but let him who is greatest among you be as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves.

Luke 22:30

to eat and drink at My table, in My reign, and to sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Yisra’ĕl.”

Luke 7:28

“For I say to you, among those born of women there is not a greater prophet than Yoḥanan the Immerser, but he who is least in the reign of Elohim is greater than he.”

John 13:20

Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send, receives Me. And he who receives Me, receives Him who sent Me.

John 14:21

“He who possesses My commands and guards them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me shall be loved by My Father, and I shall love him and manifest Myself to him.”

1 Thessalonians 4:8

Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but Elohim, who also gives us His Set-apart Spirit.

1 Peter 5:6

Humble yourselves, then, under the mighty hand of Elohim, so that He exalts you in due time,

Revelation 21:14

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

Revelation 3:21

“To him who overcomes I shall give to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.