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1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, "Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
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At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
2 And He called a child to Himself and set him before them,
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He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them.
3 and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
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And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
4 "Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 "And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me;
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And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.
6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
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“If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
7 "Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!
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Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come!
8 "If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter life crippled or lame, than to have two hands or two feet and be cast into the eternal fire.
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If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.
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