Luke 9:48

46 Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.

47 But Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, had a little child stand beside Him.

And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”

49 “Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”

50 “Do not stop him,” Jesus replied, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
KJV
And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.
WEB
and said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great.”
ASV
and said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same is great.
DARBY
and said to them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receives me, and whosoever shall receive me receives him that sent me. For he who is the least among you all, *he* is great.
BLB
and He said to them, “Whoever shall receive this little child in My name receives Me; and whoever shall receive Me receives the One having sent Me. For the one being least among you⁺ all, he is great.”
ÅB
og sa til dem: Den som tar imot dette lille barn for mitt navns skyld, tar imot meg, og den som tar imot meg, tar imot ham som sendte meg; for den som er den minste iblant dere alle, han er stor.
OTB
Så sa han til dem: "Den som tar imot dette lille barnet i mitt navn, tar imot meg; og den som tar imot meg, tar imot ham som sendte meg. For den som er minst blant dere alle, han er den største."
B1930
og sa til dem: Den som tar imot dette lille barn for mitt navns skyld, tar imot mig, og den som tar imot mig, tar imot ham som sendte mig; for den som er den minste iblandt eder alle, han er stor.

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