Matthew 18:1-6

Rank in the Kingdom

1 ¹At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, "²Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

2 And He called a child to Himself and set him before * them,

3 and said, "Truly I say to you, unless * you are converted and ³become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

4 "Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

5 "And whoever * receives one such child in My name receives Me;

6 but ⁴whoever * ⁵causes 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.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 18:1-5: {Mark 9:33-37; Luke 9:46-48}
• 2. Luke 22:24
• 3. Matthew 19:14; Mark 10:15; Luke 18:17; 1 Corinthians 14:20; 1 Peter 2:2
• 4. Mark 9:42; Luke 17:2; 1 Corinthians 8:12
• 5. Matthew 17:27

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "hour"
• [b]. Lit "in their midst"
• [c]. Lit "are turned"
• [d]. Lit "is better"
• [e]. Lit "millstone turned by a donkey"