Luke 9:48
and said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child in my name, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me, welcomes the one who sent me. For whoever is least among you all is the one who is great.”
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47But Jesus, knowing the reasoning in their hearts, took a little child and put him by his side
Cross References
Matthew 10:40He who welcomes you welcomes me, and he who welcomes me also welcomes him who sent me.
Matthew 18:10See that you do not despise any of these little ones. For I say to you that in heaven their angels always look on the face of my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 19:28Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you, in the new age when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Matthew 25:40Then the King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, what you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it for me.'
Mark 9:37“Whoever receives such a child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me, does not receive me but the one who sent me.”
Luke 10:16The one who listens to you listens to me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”
Matthew Henry on Luke 9:44-51
Ambition of the Disciples Reproved. 43 And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples, 44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men. 45 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying. 46 Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest. 47 And… Read the whole commentary →