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Matthew 18:1
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The 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?”
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Matthew 18:1 in Other Translations
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At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
ESV
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At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
NLT
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About that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”
MSG
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At about the same time, the disciples came to Jesus asking, "Who gets the highest rank in God's kingdom?"
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At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, "Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
Matthew 18:1 In-Context
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At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
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He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them.
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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.
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Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.
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