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Luke 9:46-48
Now an argument started among the disciples as to which of them might be the greatest.But when Jesus discerned their innermost thoughts, he took a child, had him stand by his side,and said to them,“ Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the one who is least among you all is the one who is great.”
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Matthew 20:20-28
Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, and kneeling down she asked him for a favor.He said to her,“ What do you want?” She replied,“ Permit these two sons of mine to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.”Jesus answered,“ You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup I am about to drink?” They said to him,“ We are able.”He told them,“ You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right and at my left is not mine to give. Rather, it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”Now when the other ten heard this, they were angry with the two brothers.But Jesus called them and said,“ You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave–just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
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Mark 9:33-37
Then they came to Capernaum. After Jesus was inside the house he asked them,“ What were you discussing on the way?”But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest.After he sat down, he called the twelve and said to them,“ If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”He took a little child and had him stand among them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,“ Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”
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Luke 22:24-27
A dispute also started among them over which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.So Jesus said to them,“ The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them are called‘ benefactors.’Not so with you; instead the one who is greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the one who serves.For who is greater, the one who is seated at the table, or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is seated at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.
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Mark 10:14-15
But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them,“ Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”
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Mark 10:35-45
Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him and said,“ Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask.”He said to them,“ What do you want me to do for you?”They said to him,“ Permit one of us to sit at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory.”But Jesus said to them,“ You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I experience?”They said to him,“ We are able.” Then Jesus said to them,“ You will drink the cup I drink, and you will be baptized with the baptism I experience,but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give. It is for those for whom it has been prepared.”Now when the other ten heard this, they became angry with James and John.Jesus called them and said to them,“ You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.But it is not this way among you. Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of all.For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
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Philippians 2:3
Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.
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Matthew 23:11
The greatest among you will be your servant.
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Matthew 3:2
“ Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
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Romans 12:10
Be devoted to one another with mutual love, showing eagerness in honoring one another.
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Matthew 5:19-20
So anyone who breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others to do so will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.For I tell you, unless your righteousness goes beyond that of the experts in the law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 7:21
“ Not everyone who says to me,‘ Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven– only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
