Then, using the children to provide an object lesson, he said: “Truly I say to you, Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a young child will by no means enter into it. ” ​ — Mark 10: 13 - 15.
त्या काळच्या धर्मपुढाऱ्‍यांप्रमाणे, येशूच्या शिष्यांत मात्र अजूनही इतरांपुढे आपला श्रेष्ठपणा दाखवण्याची वृत्ती होती.