Mat 18:1-5, Luk 9:46-48 | ISV | STEP | True Greatness At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

Matthew 18:1-5

1 True Greatness Mark 9:33-37; Luke 9:46-48

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”Mark 9:33; Luke 9:46; 22:24 2 Calling a little child forward, he had him stand among them.

3 Then he said, “Truly I tell you, unless you change ^{▼▼Lit. turn} and become like little children, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.Ps 131:2; Matt 19:14; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:16; 1Cor 14:20; 1Pet 2:2 4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven,Matt 20:27; 23:11 5 and whoever receives a little child like this in my name receives me.”Matt 10:42; Luke 9:48

Causing Others to Sin Mark 9:42-48; Luke 17:1-2

Luke 9:46-48

46 True Greatness Matthew 18:1-5; Mark 9:33-37Now an argument started among them as to which of them might be the greatest.Matt 18:1; Mark 9:34 47 But Jesus, knowing their inner thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him. 48 Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For the one who is least among all of you is the one who is greatest.”Matt 10:40; 18:5; 23:11-12; Mark 9:37; John 12:44; 13:20