Study it in the app“and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. For the one who is least among you all, this one is great.””
andκαὶsaidεἶπενto them,αὐτοῖς“WhoeverὋς ἂνreceivesδέξηταιthisτοῦτοchildτὸ παιδίονinἐπὶmy nameτῷ ὀνόματί μουreceivesδέχεταιme;ἐμὲandκαὶwhoeverὃς ἂνreceivesδέξηταιmeἐμὲreceivesδέχεταιthe one who sentτὸν ἀποστείλαντάme.μεForγὰρthe one who isὁ ὑπάρχωνleastμικρότεροςamongἐνyouὑμῖνall,πᾶσινthis oneοὗτόςisἐστινgreat.”μέγας
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appearswelcome
To gladly take in someone or something.
Where else “dexētai” appearschild
A child of few years, boy or girl.
Where else “paidion” appearsname
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appearssend
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “aposteilanta” appearsbe
To exist, or to be already in a condition.
Where else “hyparchōn” appearssmall
Of little size, little age or little importance before others.
Where else “mikroteros” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appearsgreater
Of greater importance or rank than the rest.
Where else “megas” appearsOther books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Who is the greatest?
Luke 9:46-48
46And a reasoning arose among them as to which of them might be the greatest. 47But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their heart, took a child and set it beside himself, 48and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. For the one who is least among you all, this one is great.”
1At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2And calling to him a child, he set him in their midst 3and said, “Truly I tell you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven. 4Whoever then humbles himself like this child, this one is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5And whoever receives one such child in my name receives me.
33And they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house, he was asking them, “What were you discussing on the way?” 34But they were silent; for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. 35And sitting down, he called the Twelve and says to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.” 36And taking a child, he set it in the middle of them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, 37“Whoever receives one of such children in my name receives me; and whoever receives me receives not me but the one who sent me.”
47But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their heart, took a child and set it beside himself,
48 · This verse (above)
49And John answered and said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.”
1. What it says
When Jesus asks, “Who do you say that I am?”, what do the crowds say, and what does Peter answer? (vv. 18-20)
2. What it means
Jesus says anyone who wants to follow him must deny themselves and take up their cross daily. What reason does he give? (vv. 23-25)
3. How I live it
The disciples argued about who was greatest, and Jesus stood a child beside him (vv. 46-48). Whom could you give more attention to today?
