Bible Cross References
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Matthew 18:1-5
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At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is [the] greater in the kingdom of heaven?"
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Then Jesus called a little child, and set him in their midst,
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and said, "Assuredly I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you shall by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child, he is the greater in the kingdom of heaven.
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And whoever receives one such little child in My name, receives Me.
Matthew 20:21-24
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And He said to her, "What do you desire?" She said to Him, "Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right hand and one on Your left, in Your kingdom."
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But Jesus answered and said, "You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup which I am about to drink, or to be baptized [with] the baptism that I am baptized with?" They said to Him, "We are able."
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So He said to them, "You will indeed drink My cup, and be baptized with the baptism [with] which I am baptized with; but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is to [those] for whom it has been prepared by My Father."
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And when the ten heard it, they were indignant with the two brothers.
Luke 9:46-48
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Then a dispute came up among them as to which of them might be greater.
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But Jesus, having seen the thought of their heart, taking a little child, He stood him beside Himself,
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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 shall be great."
Luke 22:24-30
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And there became also a dispute among them, [as to] which of them seemed to be greater.
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But He said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called 'benefactors.'
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But you [shall] not [be] thus; but let the greatest among you, let him be as the youngest, and he who leads as he who serves.
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For who is greater, he who sits at the table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at the table? Yet I am among you as the One who serves.
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Now you are those who have remained with Me in My trials.
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And I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me,
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so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel."
Romans 12:10
Be warmly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor preferring one another;
Philippians 2:3-7
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doing nothing according to selfish ambition or conceit, but with humility, regarding one another as being better than yourselves.
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Let each of you look out not only for his own concerns, but also for the concerns of others.
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Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,
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who, existing in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God,
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but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming to be in the likeness of men.
1 Peter 5:3
nor as being masters over the flock [under you], but rather being examples to the flock.
3 John 1:9
I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves the preeminence over them, does not receive us.