30 ^wThey went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know, 31 for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, ^xafter three days he will rise.” 32 ^yBut they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

33 And ^zthey came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house ^ahe asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” 34 But they kept silent, for on the way ^bthey had argued with one another about who was the greatest. 35 And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, ^c“If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” 36 And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and ^dtaking him in his arms, he said to them, 37 ^e“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and ^ewhoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.”

38 ^fJohn said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone ^gcasting out demons in your name,¹ and ^hwe tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” 39 But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. 40 ⁱFor the one who is not against us is for us.