Who Is the Greatest?^(A)

³³ He came to Capernaum. And being in the house, He asked them, “What was it that you disputed among yourselves on the way?” ³⁴ But they kept silent, for on the way they had disputed among themselves who was the greatest.

³⁵ He sat down and called the twelve. And He said to them, “If anyone desires to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”

³⁶ He took a child and set him in their midst. And when He had taken him in His arms, He said to them, ³⁷ “Whoever receives one of these children in My name receives Me. And whoever receives Me receives not Me, but Him who sent Me.”

Who Is the Greatest?^(A)

⁴⁶ A dispute arose among them as to which of them was the greatest. ⁴⁷ Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child and put him by Him, ⁴⁸ 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 will be great.”