Then Jesus had a child stand near him. He put his arm around the child and said,
Jesus called a child over and had the child stand near him.
Then Jesus took the children in his arms and blessed them by placing his hands on them.
After Jesus sat down and told the twelve disciples to gather around him, he said, "If you want the place of honor, you must become a slave and serve others!"
"When you welcome even a child because of me, you welcome me. And when you welcome me, you welcome the one who sent me."