16 Bible Verses about Greatness Of Disciples

At that hour the disciples came and asked Jesus, "Who is greatest in the Realm of heaven?"

They said nothing, for on the road they had been disputing about which of them was the greatest.

A dispute arose among them as to which of them was the greatest.

A quarrel also rose among them as to which of them could be considered the greatest.

then he said to them, "Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For it is the lowliest of you all who is great."

Whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in the Realm of heaven;

So he sat down and called the twelve. "If anyone wants to be first," he said to them, "he must be last of all and the servant of all."

not so with you. Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

He who is greatest among you must be your servant.

And all were astounded at this grand display of God. But while all marvelled at all he did, he said to his disciples,

not so with you. He who is greatest among you must be like the youngest, and he who is chief like a servant.

Therefore whoever relaxes a single one of these commands, were it even one of the least, and teaches men so, he will be ranked least in the Realm of heaven; but whoever obeys them and teaches them, he will be ranked great in the Realm of heaven.)

I tell you truly, no one has arisen among the sons of women who is greater than John the Baptist, and yet the least in the Realm of heaven is greater than he is.

I tell you, among the sons of women there is none greater than John, and yet the least in the Realm of God is greater than he is."

Truly, truly I tell you, he who believes in me will do the very deeds I do, and still greater deeds than these. For I am going to the Father,

I have written to the church; only, Diotrephes, who likes to take the lead among them, repudiates me.