and saidto them, "Whoeverreceivesthischildin My namereceivesMe, and whoeverreceivesMe receivesHim who sentMe; for the onewho is leastamongallof you, thisis the one who is great."
Beforedestructionthe heartof manis haughty,But humility[goes] beforehonor.
"Seethat you do not despiseoneof theselittle ones,for I sayto you that their angelsin heavencontinuallyseethe faceof My Fatherwho is in heaven.
"Soit is not [the] willof your Fatherwho is in heaventhat oneof theselittle onesperish.
And Jesussaidto them, "TrulyI sayto you, that you who have followedMe, in the regenerationwhenthe Sonof Manwill siton His gloriousthrone,you alsoshall situpon twelvethrones,judgingthe twelvetribesof Israel.
"The Kingwill answerand sayto them, 'TrulyI sayto you, to the extentthat you didit to oneof thesebrothersof Mine,[even] the least[of them], you didit to Me.'
"ThenHe will answerthem, 'TrulyI sayto you, to the extentthat you didnot doit to oneof the leastof these,you did not doit to Me.'
"Whoeverreceivesonechildlike thisin My namereceivesMe; and whoeverreceivesMe does not receiveMe, but Him who sentMe."
"The one who listensto you listensto Me, and the one who rejectsyou rejectsMe; and he who rejectsMe rejectsthe One who sentMe."
"For everyonewho exaltshimselfwill be humbled,and he who humbleshimselfwill be exalted."
"But [it is] not this waywith you, but the onewho is the greatestamongyou must becomelikethe youngest,and the leaderlikethe servant.
that you may eatand drinkat My tablein My kingdom,and you will siton thronesjudgingthe twelvetribesof Israel.
"I sayto you, amongthose bornof womenthere is no onegreaterthan John;yethe who is leastin the kingdomof Godis greaterthan he."
"Truly,truly,I sayto you, he who receiveswhomeverI sendreceivesMe; and he who receivesMe receivesHim who sentMe."
"He who hasMy commandmentsand keepsthem is the onewho lovesMe; and he who lovesMe will be lovedby My Father,and I will lovehim and will discloseMyselfto him."
So,he who rejects[this] is not rejectingmanbut the Godwho givesHis HolySpiritto you.
Thereforehumbleyourselves underthe mightyhandof God,that He may exaltyou at the proper time,
And the wallof the cityhadtwelvefoundation stones,and on them [were] the twelvenamesof the twelveapostlesof the Lamb.
He who overcomes,I will grantto him to sitdownwith Me on My throne,as I alsoovercameand sat downwith My Fatheron His throne.
