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All the people were amazed at the great power of God. While everyone was wondering about all that Jesus did, he said to his followers,
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"Don't forget what I tell you now: The Son of Man will be handed over to people."
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But the followers did not understand what this meant; the meaning was hidden from them so they could not understand. But they were afraid to ask Jesus about it.
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Jesus' followers began to have an argument about which one of them was the greatest.
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Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he took a little child and stood the child beside him.
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Then Jesus said, "Whoever accepts this little child in my name accepts me. And whoever accepts me accepts the One who sent me, because whoever is least among you all is really the greatest."
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John answered, "Master, we saw someone using your name to force demons out of people. We told him to stop, because he does not belong to our group."
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But Jesus said to him, "Don't stop him, because whoever is not against you is for you."
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When the time was coming near for Jesus to depart, he was determined to go to Jerusalem.
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He sent some men ahead of him, who went into a town in Samaria to make everything ready for him.
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But the people there would not welcome him, because he was set on going to Jerusalem.