Mat 18:3-5, 23:8-12, Luk 9:48, Rom 12:2, 1Pe 5:3, 3Jo 9-10 | ESV | STEP | and said , Truly , I say to you , unless you turn and become like children , you will never enter the kingdom of heaven .

3 and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you ^aturn and ^bbecome like children, you ^cwill never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 ^dWhoever humbles himself like this child is the ^egreatest in the kingdom of heaven.

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

Matthew 23:8-12

8 ^gBut you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are ^hall brothers. ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} 9 ^jAnd call no man your father on earth, for ^kyou have one Father, who is in heaven. 10 Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, ^lthe Christ. 11 ^mThe greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 ⁿWhoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Luke 9:48

48 and said to them, ^o“Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and ^pwhoever receives me receives him who sent me. For ^qhe who is least among you all is the one who is great.”

Romans 12:2

2 ^rDo not be conformed to this world, ^{▼▼Greek age} but be transformed by ^tthe renewal of your mind, that by testing you may ^udiscern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. ^{▼▼Or what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God}

1 Peter 5:3

3 not ^wdomineering over those in your charge, but ^xbeing examples to the flock.

3 John 9-10

9 I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. 10 So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and also stops those who want to and puts them out of the church.