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Luke 9:46-48
Then his disciples began arguing about which of them was the greatest.But Jesus knew their thoughts, so he brought a little child to his side.Then he said to them,“ Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me also welcomes my Father who sent me. Whoever is the least among you is the greatest.”
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Matthew 20:20-28
Then the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus with her sons. She knelt respectfully to ask a favor.“ What is your request?” he asked. She replied,“ In your Kingdom, please let my two sons sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right and the other on your left.”But Jesus answered by saying to them,“ You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink?”“ Oh yes,” they replied,“ we are able!”Jesus told them,“ You will indeed drink from my bitter cup. But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. My Father has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen.”When the ten other disciples heard what James and John had asked, they were indignant.But Jesus called them together and said,“ You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them.But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant,and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave.For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
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Mark 9:33-37
After they arrived at Capernaum and settled in a house, Jesus asked his disciples,“ What were you discussing out on the road?”But they didn’t answer, because they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.He sat down, called the twelve disciples over to him, and said,“ Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else.”Then he put a little child among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them,“ Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes not only me but also my Father who sent me.”
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Luke 22:24-27
Then they began to argue among themselves about who would be the greatest among them.Jesus told them,“ In this world the kings and great men lord it over their people, yet they are called‘ friends of the people.’But among you it will be different. Those who are the greatest among you should take the lowest rank, and the leader should be like a servant.Who is more important, the one who sits at the table or the one who serves? The one who sits at the table, of course. But not here! For I am among you as one who serves.
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Mark 10:14-15
When Jesus saw what was happening, he was angry with his disciples. He said to them,“ Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children.I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t 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 over and spoke to him.“ Teacher,” they said,“ we want you to do us a favor.”“ What is your request?” he asked.They replied,“ When you sit on your glorious throne, we want to sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right and the other on your left.”But Jesus said to them,“ You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink? Are you able to be baptized with the baptism of suffering I must be baptized with?”“ Oh yes,” they replied,“ we are able!” Then Jesus told them,“ You will indeed drink from my bitter cup and be baptized with my baptism of suffering.But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. God has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen.”When the ten other disciples heard what James and John had asked, they were indignant.So Jesus called them together and said,“ You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them.But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant,and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of everyone else.For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
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Philippians 2:3
Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.
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Matthew 23:11
The greatest among you must be a servant.
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Matthew 3:2
“ Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.”
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Romans 12:10
Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.
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Matthew 5:19-20
So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God’s laws and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.“ But I warn you— unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven!
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Matthew 7:21
“ Not everyone who calls out to me,‘ Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter.
