16 Bible Verses about Greatness Of Disciples

In that hour the disciples came to Jesus. They asked: Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

They said nothing because they had had an argument between themselves about who was the greatest.

They reasoned among themselves which of them was the greatest.

Contention grew between them concerning which of them was the greatest.

Then he said to them: Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. He who is least among you will be the greatest!

He who humbles himself to become like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

He sat down and the twelve came to him. He said: If any man has the desire to be first, he would be last of all and servant of all.

It is not so among you. Whoever would become great among you, shall be your minister (servant) (attendant).

The greatest among you will be your servant.

They were all overwhelmed by the greatness of God. Everyone marveled at all the things he did. Jesus said to his disciples:

But you should not be this way. He who is the greater among you let him become as the younger. He that is chief among you is he who serves.

Whoever disobeys even the least of the commandments and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. On the other hand whoever obeys and teaches others to obey the Law will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

I tell you, there is none, born of women, greater then John the Baptist. Yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

I say to you, of those who are born of women there is none greater than John. Yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

Truly I tell you, he who exerts active faith in me will do the works that I do. In fact he will do greater works than these. I go to the Father.

I wrote something to the congregation. But Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, did not receive us.