Then he spoke to them.“ Anyone who welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me,” he said.“ And anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. The one considered least important among all of you is really the most important.”

对他们说：“凡为我名接待这小孩子的，就是接待我；凡接待我的，就是接待那差我来的。你们中间最小的，他便为大。”

对他们说：“凡为我的名接纳这小孩子的，就是接纳我；凡接纳我的，就是接纳那差我来的。你们中间最小的，他就是最大的。”

对他们说：“凡为我的名接纳这小孩子的，就是接纳我；凡接纳我的，就是接纳那差我来的。你们中间最小的，他就是最大的。”

然后对门徒说：“任何人为了我的缘故接待这样一个小孩子，就是接待我；接待我，就是接待差我来的那位。你们当中最卑微的其实是最伟大的。”

对他们说：“凡因我的名接待这小孩子的，就是接待我；凡接待我的，就是接待那差我来的。谁是你们中间最小的，那人就是最大的。”

然后对他们说：“无论谁奉我的名接受这小孩子，就是接受我；接受我的，就是接受差派我来的那一位。要知道，在你们当中谁更小，他才为大。”

對他們說：「凡為我名接待這小孩子的，就是接待我；凡接待我的，就是接待那差我來的。你們中間最小的，他便為大。」

對他們說：「凡為我的名接納這小孩子的，就是接納我；凡接納我的，就是接納那差我來的。你們中間最小的，他就是最大的。」

對他們說：「凡為我的名接納這小孩子的，就是接納我；凡接納我的，就是接納那差我來的。你們中間最小的，他就是最大的。」

然後對門徒說：「任何人為了我的緣故接待這樣一個小孩子，就是接待我；接待我，就是接待差我來的那位。你們當中最卑微的其實是最偉大的。」

對他們說：“凡因我的名接待這小孩子的，就是接待我；凡接待我的，就是接待那差我來的。誰是你們中間最小的，那人就是最大的。”

便對他們說：『凡為我名的緣故接待這樣小孩子的、就是接待我；凡接待我的、就是接待那差遣我的。因為在你們中間最小的，才是最大。』

然後對他們說：「無論誰奉我的名接受這小孩子，就是接受我；接受我的，就是接受差派我來的那一位。要知道，在你們當中誰更小，他才為大。」

語門徒曰、凡以我名接斯孩提者、即接我也、接我者、即接遣我者也、夫爾中最微者、乃為大也、○

語門徒曰、凡以我名、接斯孩提、即接我、接我、即接遣我者、夫爾中最微者、將為大也、○

謂門徒曰、凡因我之名接斯孩提者、即接我、接我者、即接遣我者、爾中最小者、將為大也、

而謂其徒曰：『凡以予名義納此小兒者、即納予、亦即納遣予者。蓋爾中最小者、斯為大矣。』

Then he said to them,“ Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.”

and said to them,“ Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For he who is least among you all is the one who is great.”

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.”

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.”

and He said to them,“ Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; for the one who is least among all of you, this is the one who is great.”

and said to them,“ Whoever receives this little child in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me. For he who is least among you all will be great.”

and said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same is great.

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.”

And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.

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.”

and said to them,“ Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great.”

All those who lift themselves up will be made humble. And those who make themselves humble will be lifted up.”

But you must not be like that. Instead, the most important among you should be like the youngest. The one who rules should be like the one who serves.

The most important person among you will be your servant.People who lift themselves up will be made humble. And people who make themselves humble will be lifted up.

“ Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever does not accept you does not accept me. But whoever does not accept me does not accept the one who sent me.”

So make yourselves humble. Put yourselves under God’s mighty hand. Then he will honor you at the right time.

What I’m about to tell you is true. Anyone who accepts someone I send accepts me. And anyone who accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”

“ Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me. And anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.Suppose someone welcomes a prophet as a prophet. They will receive a prophet’s reward. And suppose someone welcomes a godly person as a godly person. They will receive a godly person’s reward.Suppose someone gives even a cup of cold water to a little one who follows me. What I’m about to tell you is true. That person will certainly be rewarded.”

‘ Here is what I will do for anyone who has victory over sin. I will give that person the right to sit with me on my throne. In the same way, I had victory. Then I sat down with my Father on his throne.

Suppose someone refuses to accept our teaching. They are not turning their back on us. They are turning their back on God. This same God gives you his Holy Spirit.

I tell you, no one more important than John has ever been born. But the least important person in God’s kingdom is more important than John is.”

“ Anyone who welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me. And anyone who welcomes me also welcomes the one who sent me.”

Don’t act as if you were a ruler over those under your care. Instead, be examples to the flock.The Chief Shepherd will come again. Then you will receive the crown of glory. It is a crown that will never fade away.

Anyone who has my commands and obeys them loves me. My Father will love the one who loves me. I too will love them. And I will show myself to them.”

Then you will eat and drink at my table in my kingdom. And you will sit on thrones, judging the 12 tribes of Israel.

Then Jesus cried out,“ Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only. They also believe in the one who sent me.The one who looks at me sees the one who sent me.

Anyone who welcomes a little child like this one in my name welcomes me.“ What if someone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin? If they do, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and be drowned at the bottom of the sea.

“ The King will reply,‘ What I’m about to tell you is true. Anything you did for one of the least important of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

“ He will reply,‘ What I’m about to tell you is true. Anything you didn’t do for one of the least important of these, you didn’t do for me.’

It is the same with your Father in heaven. He does not want any of these little ones to die.

If a person’s heart is proud, they will be destroyed. So don’t be proud if you want to be honored.

“ See that you don’t look down on one of these little ones. Here is what I tell you. Their angels in heaven are always with my Father who is in heaven.

“ What I’m about to tell you is true,” Jesus said to them.“ When all things are made new, the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne. Then you who have followed me will also sit on 12 thrones. You will judge the 12 tribes of Israel.

The wall of the city had 12 foundations. Written on them were the names of the 12 apostles of the Lamb.