Bible Cross References
the same
Mark 9:33-37
33
They came to Capernaum, and after going indoors Jesus asked his disciples, "What were you arguing about on the road?"
34
But they would not answer him, because on the road they had been arguing among themselves about who was the greatest.
35
Jesus sat down, called the twelve disciples, and said to them, "Whoever wants to be first must place himself last of all and be the servant of all."
36
Then he took a child and had him stand in front of them. He put his arms around him and said to them,
37
"Whoever welcomes in my name one of these children, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me, welcomes not only me but also the one who sent me."
Who
Matthew 20:20-28
20
Then the wife of Zebedee came to Jesus with her two sons, bowed before him, and asked him for a favor.
21
"What do you want?" Jesus asked her. She answered, "Promise me that these two sons of mine will sit at your right and your left when you are King."
22
"You don't know what you are asking for," Jesus answered the sons. "Can you drink the cup of suffering that I am about to drink?" "We can," they answered.
23
"You will indeed drink from my cup," Jesus told them, "but I do not have the right to choose who will sit at my right and my left. These places belong to those for whom my Father has prepared them."
24
When the other ten disciples heard about this, they became angry with the two brothers.
25
So Jesus called them all together and said, "You know that the rulers of the heathen have power over them, and the leaders have complete authority.
26
This, however, is not the way it shall be among you. If one of you wants to be great, you must be the servant of the rest;
27
and if one of you wants to be first, you must be the slave of the others---
28
like the Son of Man, who did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life to redeem many people."
Matthew 23:11
The greatest one among you must be your servant.
Mark 9:34
But they would not answer him, because on the road they had been arguing among themselves about who was the greatest.
Mark 10:35-45
35
Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus. "Teacher," they said, "there is something we want you to do for us."
36
"What is it?" Jesus asked them.
37
They answered, "When you sit on your throne in your glorious Kingdom, we want you to let us sit with you, one at your right and one at your left."
38
Jesus said to them, "You don't know what you are asking for. Can you drink the cup of suffering that I must drink? Can you be baptized in the way I must be baptized?"
39
"We can," they answered. Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink the cup I must drink and be baptized in the way I must be baptized.
40
But I do not have the right to choose who will sit at my right and my left. It is God who will give these places to those for whom he has prepared them."
41
When the other ten disciples heard about it, they became angry with James and John.
42
So Jesus called them all together to him and said, "You know that those who are considered rulers of the heathen have power over them, and the leaders have complete authority.
43
This, however, is not the way it is among you. If one of you wants to be great, you must be the servant of the rest;
44
and if one of you wants to be first, you must be the slave of all.
45
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served; he came to serve and to give his life to redeem many people."
Luke 9:46-48
46
An argument broke out among the disciples as to which one of them was the greatest.
47
Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he took a child, stood him by his side,
48
and said to them, "Whoever welcomes this child in my name, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me, also welcomes the one who sent me. For the one who is least among you all is the greatest."
Luke 22:24-27
24
An argument broke out among the disciples as to which one of them should be thought of as the greatest.
25
Jesus said to them, "The kings of the pagans have power over their people, and the rulers claim the title 'Friends of the People.'
26
But this is not the way it is with you; rather, the greatest one among you must be like the youngest, and the leader must be like the servant.
27
Who is greater, the one who sits down to eat or the one who serves? The one who sits down, of course. But I am among you as one who serves.
Romans 12:10
Love one another warmly as Christians, and be eager to show respect for one another.
Philippians 2:3
Don't do anything from selfish ambition or from a cheap desire to boast, but be humble toward one another, always considering others better than yourselves.
in
Matthew 3:2
"Turn away from your sins," he said, "because the Kingdom of heaven is near!"
Matthew 5:19
So then, whoever disobeys even the least important of the commandments and teaches others to do the same, will be least in the Kingdom of heaven. On the other hand, whoever obeys the Law and teaches others to do the same, will be great in the Kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:20
I tell you, then, that you will be able to enter the Kingdom of heaven only if you are more faithful than the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees in doing what God requires.
Matthew 7:21
"Not everyone who calls me 'Lord, Lord' will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only those who do what my Father in heaven wants them to do.
Mark 10:14
When Jesus noticed this, he was angry and said to his disciples, "Let the children come to me, and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
Mark 10:15
I assure you that whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it."