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Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. . . . Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
“The child’s humility,” a scriptural authority concludes, “is the pattern of the Christian’s behavior to his fellow-men, and the child’s dependence and trust are the pattern of the Christian attitude towards God, the Father of all.”
In their ministries, Jesus’ followers embraced the Christly authority implied by the phrase “in my name” (see examples in Acts 2:38; 3:6; 16:18). The Savior assures them, “Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son” (John 14:13). And Colossians 3:17 urges, “Whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus.”
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Resources quoted in this issue
RR: Barclay, William. The Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of Matthew, Vol. 2. Edinburgh: Saint Andrew, 1955. Revised and updated by Saint Andrew, 2001. Reprinted as The New Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of Matthew, Vol. 2. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2001–04.
Cit. 4: Contemporary English Version, copyright © 1991, 1992, 1995 by American Bible Society. Used by permission.
Cit. 6: Barclay, William. The Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of Matthew, Vol. 1. Edinburgh: Saint Andrew, 1955. Revised and updated by Saint Andrew, 2001. Reprinted as The New Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of Matthew, Vol. 1. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2001–04; 1599 Geneva Bible: The Holy Scriptures Contained in the Old and New Testaments. London, 1599. Reprint, White Hall, WV: Tolle Lege, 2006. Also available at biblehub.com/commentaries.
Cit. 9: Keck, Leander E., et al., eds. The New Interpreter’s Bible Commentary. Vol. 1, Introduction to the Pentateuch. Genesis. Exodus. Leviticus. Numbers. Deuteronomy. Nashville: Abingdon, 2015.
Cit. 13: Elwell, Walter A., ed. Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1996.
Cit. 16: Barclay, William. Educational Ideals in the Ancient World. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book, 1980.
Cit. 19: Benson, Joseph. Commentary on the Old and New Testaments. New York: T. Carlton & J. Porter, 1857. Also available at biblehub.com/commentaries.
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