and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For he who is least among you all is the one who is great.”
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,
But not so with you. Rather, let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves.
“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. The one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and the one who receives a righteous person because he is a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward. And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.”
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.”
“The one who hears you hears me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me.”
The greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.”
And Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me. And whoever sees me sees him who sent me.
that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.”
Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’
And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
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