Luke 9:48

Good News Translation

and said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child in my name, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me, also welcomes the one who sent me. For the one who is least among you all is the greatest.”

Cross References

Proverbs 18:12

No one is respected unless he is humble; arrogant people are on the way to ruin.

Matthew 18:10

“See that you don't despise any of these little ones. Their angels in heaven, I tell you, are always in the presence of my Father in heaven.

Matthew 18:14

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

Matthew 19:28

Jesus said to them, “You can be sure that when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne in the New Age, then you twelve followers of mine will also sit on thrones, to rule the twelve tribes of Israel.

Matthew 25:40

The King will reply, ‘I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of these followers of mine, you did it for me!’

Matthew 25:45

The King will reply, ‘I tell you, whenever you refused to help one of these least important ones, you refused to help me.’

Mark 9:37

“Whoever welcomes in my name one of these children, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me, welcomes not only me but also the one who sent me.”

Luke 10:16

Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”

Luke 14:11

For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great.”

Luke 22:26

But this is not the way it is with you; rather, the greatest one among you must be like the youngest, and the leader must be like the servant.

Luke 22:30

You will eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom, and you will sit on thrones to rule over the twelve tribes of Israel.

Luke 7:28

I tell you,” Jesus added, “John is greater than anyone who has ever lived. But the one who is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than John.”

John 13:20

I am telling you the truth: whoever receives anyone I send receives me also; and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.”

John 14:21

“Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. My Father will love those who love me; I too will love them and reveal myself to them.”

1 Thessalonians 4:8

So then, whoever rejects this teaching is not rejecting a human being, but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.

1 Peter 5:6

Humble yourselves, then, under God's mighty hand, so that he will lift you up in his own good time.

Revelation 21:14

The city's wall was built on twelve foundation stones, on which were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Revelation 3:21

To those who win the victory I will give the right to sit beside me on my throne, just as I have been victorious and now sit by my Father on his throne.