Theological Perspective This passage comes in the middle of a larger section in which Matthew has Jesus dealing with matters related to ecclesiology and life in the church. Prominent leaders (who might be considered “greatest in the kingdom of heaven”) are to have the humble status of a child and serve among the lowly (Matt. 18:1–5); disciples must eschew behavior that “put[s] a stumbling block” in the path of fellow believers (18:6–7), becoming radically scrupulous about personal