18 Around that time, Yeshua’s (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) apprentices approached him and asked him, “So who’ll be the greatest in the heavenly kingdom?”[ref]

2 Yeshua called in a small child, stood the child in the middle of the room, 3 and said, “I can assure you all that if you don’t change to become like a small child, you certainly won’t enter the heavenly kingdom,[ref] 4 so anyone who makes themself humble like this small child is greater in the heavenly kingdom. 5 Anyone who accepts a small child like this in my name is accepting me.

6 “But anyone who causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would have been better for that person if a heavy stone had been hung around their neck and they’d been sunk in the deep lake. 7 The world suffers due to temptations, because it’s necessary for temptations to come, but it won’t be good for the person who brings the temptation.

8 “If your hand or foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away, because it’s better for you to enter eternal life maimed or lame than to be thrown into the eternal fire with two hands and two feet.[ref] 9 And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away, because it’s better for you to enter eternal life with only one eye than to be thrown into the pit of fire with two eyes.[ref]

33 Then they went to Kafarnaoum (Capernaum) and when they arrived at the house, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) asked them what they were discussing on the way.

34 But they didn’t reply because while they were walking, they’d been talking about which of them is the best.[ref] 35 So Yeshua sat down and called the twelve of them and explained, “Anyone who wants to be at the top, has to be at the bottom and help all the others.”[ref] 36 Then Yeshua called a young boy and stood him in the middle of them, and giving him a hug said, 37 “Anyone who welcomes young children on my behalf, welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me is not actually welcoming me, but welcoming the one who sent me here.”[ref]

46 Then the apprentices got themselves into a discussion about which of them might hopefully be considered the greatest.[ref] 47 But Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) knew what was going on, so he took a young child and stood the child there next to him 48 and told them, “Anyone who accepts a young child in my name is accepting me, and anyone who accepts me is accepted by the one who sent me here.[ref] Because it’s the person who is the least among you who’s at the top.”

17 Then Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) told his followers, “It’s impossible that temptations will disappear, but a bad future awaits whoever brings them. 2 It would be better if that person had a heavy weight tied to them and got thrown into the sea than if they cause a younger one to stumble.