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Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, "What were you arguing about on the way?"
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But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest.
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He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, "Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all."
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Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them,
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"Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me."
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John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us."
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But Jesus said, "Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.
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Whoever is not against us is for us.
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For truly I tell you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ will by no means lose the reward.
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"If any of you put a stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea.
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If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire.