Then Jesus took a small child and had him stand among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said,
Jesus called a little child to him and stood the child before his followers.
Then Jesus took the children in his arms, put his hands on them, and blessed them.
Jesus sat down and called the twelve apostles to him. He said, “Whoever wants to be the most important must be last of all and servant of all.”
“Whoever accepts a child like this in my name accepts me. And whoever accepts me accepts the One who sent me.”