Who Is the Greatest?
33 And Matt. 17:24they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house For ver. 33-37, see Matt. 18:1-5;Luke 9:46-48;[ch. 10:35-45]he asked them, "What were you discussing on the way?"34 But they kept silent, for on the way Luke 22:24;[ver. 50]they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. 35 And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, ch. 10:43,44;Matt. 20:26,27;23:11,12;Luke 22:26"If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."36 And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and ch. 10:16taking him in his arms, he said to them, 37 [Matt. 10:40,42]"Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and [Matt. 10:40,42]whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me."