Luke 9:48

Contemporary English Version 1995

Then he said to his disciples, “When you welcome even a child because of me, you welcome me. And when you welcome me, you welcome the one who sent me. Whichever one of you is the most humble is the greatest.”

Cross References

Luke 14:11

If you put yourself above others, you will be put down. But if you humble yourself, you will be honored.

1 Peter 5:6

Be humble in the presence of God's mighty power, and he will honor you when the time comes.

Luke 22:26

But don't be like them. The most important one of you should be like the least important, and your leader should be like a servant.

John 13:20

I tell you for certain that anyone who welcomes my messengers also welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.

Luke 10:16

My followers, whoever listens to you is listening to me. Anyone who says “No” to you is saying “No” to me. And anyone who says “No” to me is really saying “No” to the one who sent me.

Revelation 3:21

Everyone who wins the victory will sit with me on my throne, just as I won the victory and sat with my Father on his throne.

1 Thessalonians 4:8

So if you don't obey these rules, you are not really disobeying us. Instead, you are disobeying God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.

John 14:21

If you love me, you will do what I have said, and my Father will love you. I will also love you and show you what I am like.

Luke 22:30

You will eat and drink with me in my kingdom, and you will each sit on a throne to judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

Luke 7:28

No one ever born on this earth is greater than John. But whoever is least important in God's kingdom is greater than John.

Mark 9:37

“When you welcome even a child because of me, you welcome me. And when you welcome me, you welcome the one who sent me.”

Matthew 25:45

The king will say to them, “Whenever you failed to help any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you failed to do it for me.”

Matthew 25:40

The king will answer, “Whenever you did it for any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you did it for me.”

Matthew 19:28

Jesus answered: Yes, all of you have become my followers. And so in the future world, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, I promise you will sit on twelve thrones to judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

Matthew 18:14

That's how it is with your Father in heaven. He doesn't want any of these little ones to be lost.

Matthew 18:10

Don't be cruel to any of these little ones! I promise you their angels are always with my Father in heaven.

Proverbs 18:12

Pride leads to destruction; humility leads to honor.

Revelation 21:14

The city was built on twelve foundation stones. On each of the stones was written the name of one of the Lamb's twelve apostles.