Luke 9:48

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.

Whosoever shall receive this

General references

Luke 9:53

Luke 22:26

Bible References

Whosoever shall receive this

The person who listens to you listens to me, and the person who rejects you rejects me. The person who rejects me rejects the one who sent me."

"The one who receives you receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me.

and whoever receives a little child like this in my name receives me."

The king will answer them, "I tell all of you with certainty, since you did it for one of the least important of these brothers of mine, you did it for me.'

"Whoever welcomes a child like this in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me."

Then Jesus said loudly, "The one who believes in me does not believe in me only, but also in the one who sent me.

Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, the one who receives whomever I send receives me, and the one who receives me receives the one who sent me."

The person who has my commandments and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I, too, will love him and reveal myself to him."

Therefore, whoever rejects this instruction is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.

General references

But the people would not welcome him, because he was determined to go to Jerusalem.

But you are not to do so. On the contrary, the greatest among you should become like the youngest, and the one who leads should become like the one who serves.