Matthew 18:1 Cross References - WNT

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

² "Repent," he said, "for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now close at hand."

¹⁹ Whoever therefore breaks one of these least commandments and teaches others to break them, will be called the least in the Kingdom of the Heavens; but whoever practises them and teaches them, he will be acknowledged as great in the Kingdom of the Heavens. ²⁰ For I assure you that unless your righteousness greatly surpasses that of the Scribes and the Pharisees, you will certainly not find entrance into the Kingdom of the Heavens.

²¹ "Not every one who says to me, 'Master, Master,' will enter the Kingdom of the Heavens, but only those who are obedient to my Father who is in Heaven.

²⁰ Then the mother of the sons of Zabdi came to Him with her sons, and knelt before Him to make a request of Him. ²¹ "What is it you desire?" He asked. "Command," she replied, "that these my two sons may sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your Kingdom." ²² "None of you know what you are asking for," said Jesus; "can you drink out of the cup from which I am about to drink?" "We can," they replied. ²³ "You shall drink out of my cup," He said, "but a seat at my right hand or at my left it is not for me to allot, but it belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by my Father." ²⁴ The other ten heard of this, and their indignation was aroused against the two brothers. ²⁵ But Jesus called them to Him, and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. ²⁶ Not so shall it be among you; but whoever desires to be great among you shall be your servant, ²⁷ and whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant; ²⁸ just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as the redemption-price for many."

¹¹ He who is the greatest among you shall be your servant;

³³ So they came to Capernaum; and when in the house He asked them, "What were you arguing about on the way?" ³⁴ But they remained silent; for on the way they had debated with one another who was the chief of them. ³⁵ Then sitting down He called the Twelve, and said to them, "If any one wishes to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all." ³⁶ And taking a young child He made him stand in their midst, then threw His arms round him and said, ³⁷ "Whoever for my sake receives one such young child as this, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not so much me as Him who sent me."

¹⁴ Jesus, however, on seeing this, was moved to indignation, and said to them, "Let the little children come to me: do not hinder them; for to those who are childlike the Kingdom of God belongs. ¹⁵ In solemn truth I tell you that no one who does not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will by any possibility enter it."

³⁵ Then James and John, the sons of Zabdi, came up to Him and said, "Rabbi, we wish you would grant us whatever request we make of you." ³⁶ "What would you have me do for you?" He asked. ³⁷ "Allow us," they replied, "to sit one at your right hand and the other at your left hand, in your glory." ³⁸ "You know not," said He, "what you are asking. Are you able to drink out of the cup from which I am to drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am to be baptized?" ³⁹ "We are able," they replied. "Out of the cup," said Jesus, "from which I am to drink you shall drink, and with the baptism with which I am to be baptized you shall be baptized; ⁴⁰ but as to sitting at my right hand or at my left, that is not mine to give: it will be for those for whom it is reserved." ⁴¹ The other ten, hearing of it, were at first highly indignant with James and John. ⁴² Jesus, however, called them to Him and said to them, "You are aware how those who are deemed rulers among the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men make them feel their authority; ⁴³ but it is not to be so among you. No, whoever desires to be great among you must be your servant; ⁴⁴ and whoever desires to be first among you must be the bondservant of all. ⁴⁵ For the Son of Man also did not come to be waited upon, but to wait on others, and to give His life as the redemption-price for a multitude of people."

⁴⁶ Now there arose a dispute among them, which of them was to be the greatest. ⁴⁷ And Jesus, knowing the reasoning that was in their hearts, took a young child and made him stand by His side ⁴⁸ and said to them, "Whoever for my sake receives this little child, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives Him who sent me. For the lowliest among you all--he is the greatest."

²⁴ There arose also a dispute among them which of them should be regarded as greatest. ²⁵ But He said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles are their masters, and those who exercise authority over them are called Benefactors. ²⁶ With you it is not so; but let the greatest among you be as the younger, and the leader be like him who serves. ²⁷ For which is the greater--he who sits at table, or he who waits on him? Is it not he who sits at table? But my position among you is that of one who waits on others.

¹⁰ As for brotherly love, be affectionate to one another; in matters of worldly honour, yield to one another.

³ Do nothing in a spirit of factiousness or of vainglory, but, with true humility, let every one regard the rest as being of more account than himself;