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The Greatest in the Kingdom Mt.18.1-5

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Ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ὡρᾳ προσῆλθον οἱ μαθηταὶ τῷ Ἰησοῦ λέγοντες, Τίς ἀρα μείζων ἐστὶν ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν; At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"The Greatest in the Kingdom Mt.18.1-5 | Mk.9.33-37 | Lk.9.46-48
καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος παιδίον ἐστησεν αὐτὸ ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them, 
καὶ εἶπεν, Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐὰν μὴ στραφῆτε καὶ γένησθε ὡς τὰ παιδία, οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν. and said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 
ὁστις οὖν ταπεινώσει ἑαυτὸν ὡς τὸ παιδίον τοῦτο, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ μείζων ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν. Whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 
καὶ ὃς ἐὰν δέξηται ἓν παιδίον τοιοῦτο ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου, ἐμὲ δέχεται. "Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me; 
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