Cross references
Matthew 18:4
Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 18:4 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 10 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to James 4:10 (19 votes) and Mark 10:43 (17 votes). 29 other verses point back to it. It links with 14 other books, from 1 Samuel 15 to 1 Peter 5.
Which verses does Matthew 18:4 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- James 4:1019 votes
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.
- Mark 10:4317 votes
But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
- Luke 14:1116 votes
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- Luke 9:4813 votes
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.”
- Matthew 20:26–2712 votes
It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—
- Matthew 23:11–1212 votes
The greatest among you shall be your servant. For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
- 1 Peter 5:511 votes
Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Isaiah 57:1510 votes
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
- Matthew 18:110 votes
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
- Psalm 131:1–29 votes
A song of ascents. Of David. My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me. Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
Which verses point to Matthew 18:4?
The 10 strongest of 29.