Matthew 18:1-5

Who Is the Greatest?

1 ^aAt that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them 3and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you ^bturn and ^cbecome like children, you ^dwill never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 ^eWhoever humbles himself like this child is the ^fgreatest in the kingdom of heaven.

5 ^g“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me,

Matthew 20:20-22

A Mother’s Request

20 ^hThen ⁱthe mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and ^jkneeling before him she asked him for something. 21And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Say that these two sons of mine ^kare to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, ^lin your kingdom.” 22Jesus answered, ^m“You do not know what you are asking. Are you able ⁿto drink the cup that I am to drink?” They said to him, “We are able.”

Matthew 23:6-7

6and they ^olove the place of honor at feasts and ^pthe best seats in the synagogues 7and ^qgreetings in ^rthe marketplaces and being called ^srabbi ▼

▼ Rabbi means my teacher, or my master; also verse 8

by others.

Mark 9:33-37

Who Is the Greatest?

33And ^uthey came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house ^vhe asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” 34But they kept silent, for on the way ^wthey had argued with one another about who was the greatest. 35And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, ^x“If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” 36And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and ^ytaking him in his arms, he said to them, 37 ^z“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and ^aawhoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.”

Luke 14:7-11

The Parable of the Wedding Feast

7Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed ^abhow they chose the places of honor, saying to them, 8“When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him, 9and he who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this person,’ and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place. 10But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, ^acso that when your host comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you. 11For ^adeveryone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Luke 22:24-27

Who Is the Greatest?

24 ^aeA dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. 25 ^afAnd he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles ^agexercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors. 26 ^ahBut not so with you. Rather, let ^aithe greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves. 27For who is the greater, ^ajone who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But ^akI am among you as the one who serves.