⁴⁶And an argument developed among them as to who of them might be greatest. ⁴⁷But Jesus, because he^* knew the thoughts of their hearts, took hold of a child and had him stand beside him ⁴⁸and said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For the one who is least among you all—this one is great.”

Whoever Is Not Against Us Is for Us

⁴⁹And John answered and^* said, “Master, we saw someone expelling demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him, because he does not follow in company with us.” ⁵⁰But Jesus said to him, “Do not prevent him,^* because whoever is not against you is for you.”

Jesus Rejected in a Samaritan Village

⁵¹Now it happened that when the days were approaching for him to be taken up,^g he set his^* face to go to Jerusalem. ⁵²And he sent messengers before him,^h and they went and^* entered into a village of the Samaritans in order to prepare for him. ⁵³And they did not welcome him because he was determined to goⁱ to Jerusalem. ⁵⁴Now when^* the disciples James and John saw it,^* they said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” ⁵⁵But he turned around and^* rebuked them, ⁵⁶and they proceeded to another village.

Would-be Followers

⁵⁷And as^* they were traveling on the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go!” ⁵⁸And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his^* head.” ⁵⁹And he said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, first allow me to go and^* bury my father.” ⁶⁰But he said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead! But you go and^* proclaim the kingdom of God.” ⁶¹And another person also said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say farewell to those in my house.” ⁶²But Jesus said,^j “No one who puts his^* hand on the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God!”

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Footnotes

*Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“knew”) which is understood as causal
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
gLiterally “of his taking up”
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
hLiterally “his face”
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went”) has been translated as a finite verb
iLiterally “his face was going”
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“turned around”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“were going”)
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“go”) has been translated as an infinitive
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“go”) has been translated as a finite verb
jSome manuscripts have “said to him”
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun