45. But the followers did not understand what this meant; the meaning was hidden from them so they could not understand. But they were afraid to ask Jesus about it.
46. Jesus’ followers began to have an argument about which one of them was the greatest.
47. Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he took a little child and stood the child beside him.
48. Then Jesus said, “Whoever accepts this little child in my name accepts me. And whoever accepts me accepts the One who sent me, because whoever is least among you all is really the greatest.”
49. John answered, “Master, we saw someone using your name to force demons out of people. We told him to stop, because he does not belong to our group.”