Luke 9:48

God's Word

Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me. Whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. The one who is least among all of you is the one who is greatest.”

Cross References

Luke 14:11

Those who honor themselves will be humbled, but people who humble themselves will be honored.”

1 Peter 5:6

Be humbled by God’s power so that when the right time comes he will honor you.

Luke 22:26

But you’re not going to be that way! Rather, the greatest among you must be like the youngest, and your leader must be like a servant.

John 13:20

“I can guarantee this truth: Whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”

Luke 10:16

“The person who hears you hears me, and the person who rejects you rejects me. The person who rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”

Revelation 3:21

I will allow everyone who wins the victory to sit with me on my throne, as I have won the victory and have sat down with my Father on his throne.

1 Thessalonians 4:8

Therefore, whoever rejects this ⌞order⌟ is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.

John 14:21

Whoever knows and obeys my commandments is the person who loves me. Those who love me will have my Father’s love, and I, too, will love them and show myself to them.”

Luke 22:30

You will eat and drink at my table in my kingdom. You will also sit on thrones and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.”

Luke 7:28

I can guarantee that of all the people ever born, no one is greater than John. Yet, the least important person in God’s kingdom is greater than John.

Mark 9:37

“Whoever welcomes a child like this in my name welcomes me. Whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.”

Matthew 25:45

“He will answer them, ‘I can guarantee this truth: Whatever you failed to do for one of my brothers or sisters, no matter how unimportant ⌞they seemed⌟, you failed to do for me.’

Matthew 25:40

“The king will answer them, ‘I can guarantee this truth: Whatever you did for one of my brothers or sisters, no matter how unimportant ⌞they seemed⌟, you did for me.’

Matthew 19:28

Jesus said to them, “I can guarantee this truth: When the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne in the world to come, you, my followers, will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Matthew 18:14

In the same way, your Father in heaven does not want one of these little ones to be lost.

Matthew 18:10

“Be careful not to despise these little ones. I can guarantee that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father, who is in heaven.

Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction a person’s heart is arrogant, but humility comes before honor.

Revelation 21:14

The wall of the city had 12 foundations. The 12 names of the 12 apostles of the lamb were written on them.