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Luke 9:48
He told them,“ Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me welcomes Him who sent Me. For whoever is least among you— this one is great.”
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Titus 1:7-16
For an overseer, as God’s administrator, must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not addicted to wine, not a bully, not greedy for money,but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,holding to the faithful message as taught, so that he will be able both to encourage with sound teaching and to refute those who contradict it.For there are also many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from Judaism.It is necessary to silence them; they overthrow whole households by teaching what they shouldn’t in order to get money dishonestly.One of their very own prophets said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.This testimony is true. So, rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faithand may not pay attention to Jewish myths and the commands of men who reject the truth.To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience are defiled.They profess to know God, but they deny Him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified for any good work.
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Luke 22:24-27
Then a dispute also arose among them about who should be considered the greatest.But He said to them,“ The kings of the Gentiles dominate them, and those who have authority over them are called‘ Benefactors.’But it must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever is greatest among you must become like the youngest, and whoever leads, like the one serving.For who is greater, the one at the table or the one serving? Isn’t it the one at the table? But I am among you as the One who serves.
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Mark 9:34
But they were silent, because on the way they had been arguing with one another about who was the greatest.
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Romans 12:10
Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. Outdo one another in showing honor.
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Matthew 23:4-8
They tie up heavy loads that are hard to carry and put them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves aren’t willing to lift a finger to move them.They do everything to be observed by others: They enlarge their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.They love the place of honor at banquets, the front seats in the synagogues,greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called‘ Rabbi’ by people.“ But as for you, do not be called‘ Rabbi,’ because you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
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Matthew 20:20-28
Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons approached Him with her sons. She knelt down to ask Him for something.“ What do you want?” He asked her.“ Promise,” she said to Him,“ that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right and the other on Your left, in Your kingdom.”But Jesus answered,“ You don’t know what you’re asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?”“ We are able,” they said to Him.He told them,“ You will indeed drink My cup. But to sit at My right and left is not Mine to give; instead, it belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by My Father.”When the 10 disciples heard this, they became indignant with the two brothers.But Jesus called them over and said,“ You know that the rulers of the Gentiles dominate them, and the men of high position exercise power over them.It must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become 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— a ransom for many.”
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Philippians 2:3-5
Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.Everyone should look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.Make your own attitude that of Christ Jesus,
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Matthew 10:40-42
“ The one who welcomes you welcomes Me, and the one who welcomes Me welcomes Him who sent Me.Anyone who welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. And anyone who welcomes a righteous person because he’s righteous will receive a righteous person’s reward.And whoever gives just a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple— I assure you: He will never lose his reward!”
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3 John 1 8
(niv)
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Mark 9:37
“ 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.” (niv)
