16 Bible Verses about Greatness Of Disciples

At the same time came the disciples to Jesus, saying, who is to be the greatest in the kingdom of the Messiah?

at which they were silent, for upon the road they had disputed about precedency.

At length they enter'd into a debate, which of them should be the greatest.

Now there had been a dispute among the disciples, which of them should be accounted the greatest.

whoever receives such a child in my name, receives me: and he that receives me, receives him that sent me. for he that is least among you all, he shall be greatest.

he therefore who shall become as void of ambition as this child, he shall be greatest in the kingdom of the Messiah.

then sitting down, he address'd himself to the twelve, saying, he that would be the first, must be the last of all, and the servant of all.

but it shall not be so among young you: on the contrary, whoever would be great among you, he must be your servant;

he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

and all the people were astonished at such an instance of divine power: and as they were admiring whatever Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

but you must not be such: the greatest of you must be as the junior, and he that governs as he that serves.

whoever therefore shall break any commandment, tho' of the least importance, and shall teach men so to do, shall not have the least admittance into the kingdom of the Messias: but whoever shall do and teach them, he shall be great in the kingdom of the Messias.

I declare unto you, among the whole race of prophets, there never appear'd a greater than John the Baptist: (notwithstanding, he that is least in the kingdom of the

I declare unto you, among the whole race of mankind, there is not a prophet, who is superiour to John the Baptist: yet he that is most inferiour in the kingdom of the Messiah, is greater than he.

I assure you, he that believeth on me, shall likewise perform the works that I do; nay, greater works than these shall he do; because for that end am I going to my father.

I have writ to the church: but Diotrephes, who affects the superiority, has no regard to our representations.