The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven
In that hour the
disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the Kingdom
of Heaven?"
Jesus called a little
child to himself, and set him in the midst of them, and said, "Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as
little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Whoever therefore humbles
himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the Kingdom of
Heaven. Whoever receives
one such little child in my name receives me, but whoever causes one of these
little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him that
a huge millstone should be hung around his neck, and that he should be
sunk in the depths of the sea.
"Woe to the world because of
occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to
that person through whom the occasion comes! If your hand or your foot causes
you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you. It is better for you to
enter into life maimed or crippled, rather than having two hands or two
feet to be cast into the eternal fire. If your eye causes you to
stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter
into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire.
Matthew 18:1-9
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