Luke 9:38-49

³⁸And just then a man in the crowd shouted out, “Teacher, I entreat you to look at my son, for he is my only child;

³⁹all at once a spirit will seize him, suddenly shriek out, and throw him into convulsions until he foams, and will leave him only when he is utterly exhausted.

⁴⁰I entreated your disciples to drive the spirit out, but they could not.”

⁴¹“Faithless and perverse generation!” Jesus exclaimed; “how long must I be with you and have patience with you? Lead your son here.”

⁴²While the boy was coming up to Jesus, the demon dashed him down and threw him into convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the foul spirit, and cured the boy, and gave him back to his father.

⁴³And all present were struck with awe at the majesty of God. In the midst of the general astonishment at all that Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples,

⁴⁴“Listen carefully to my words. For the Son of Man is destined to be betrayed into the hands of his fellow men.”

⁴⁵But the disciples did not understand the meaning of this; it had been concealed from them so that they did not see it, and they were afraid to question him as to what he meant.

⁴⁶A discussion arose amongst the disciples as to which of them was the greatest;

⁴⁷and Jesus, knowing of the discussion that was occupying their thoughts, took hold of a little child, and placed it beside him,

⁴⁸and then said to them, “Anyone who, for the sake of my name, welcomes even this little child is welcoming me; and anyone who welcomes me is welcoming him who sent me as his messenger. For whoever is least amongst you all — that person is great.”

⁴⁹John said, “Sir, we saw a man driving out demons by using your name, and we tried to prevent him, because he does not follow you with us.”