Then Jesus asked a child to stand near him. He put his arm around the child and said,
Then Jesus took the children in his arms and blessed them by placing his hands on them.
Jesus called for a child to come over and stand near him.
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.”