Jesus brought a little child into the middle of the group. Holding the child in his arms, he said to them,
Then he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them, and blessed them.
Jesus called a little child over and had them stand in the middle of the group.
Jesus sat down and called for the 12 disciples to come to him. “Anyone who wants to be the first must be the very last,” he told them. “They have to be a servant to everyone else.”
“Anyone who welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.”