Who Is the Greatest?

18 ^(A)At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” ² And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them ³ and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you ^(B)turn and ^(C)become like children, you ^(D)will never enter the kingdom of heaven. ^4 (E)Whoever humbles himself like this child is the ^(F)greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

^25 (A)And he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles ^(B)exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors. ^26 (C)But not so with you. Rather, let ^(D)the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves. ²⁷ For who is the greater, ^(E)one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But ^(F)I am among you as the one who serves.