Matthew 18:1-7

1 Just then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who ranks higher than others in the Kingdom of the Heavens?"

2 So He called a young child to Him, and, bidding him stand in the midst of them,

3 said, "In solemn truth I tell you that unless you turn and become like little children, you will in no case be admitted into the Kingdom of the Heavens.

4 Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this young child, he it is who is superior to others in the Kingdom of the Heavens.

5 And whoever for my sake receives one young child such as this, receives me.

6 But whoever shall occasion the fall of one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for him to have a millstone hung round his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

7 "Alas for the world because of causes of falling! They cannot but come, but alas for each man through whom they come!