On an earlier occasion when some of the apostles showed a competitive spirit, Jesus set a young child beside him, and He told them: “Whoever receives this young child on the basis of my name receives me too, and whoever receives me receives him also that sent me forth.
(‏ لو ٩ :‏ ​ ٤٦ -‏ ٤٨‏ )‏ وَفِي وَقْتٍ لَاحِقٍ ،‏ قَالَ بِشَأْنِ سَعْيِ ٱلْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ وَرَاءَ ٱلشُّهْرَةِ وَٱلْبُرُوزِ :‏ « كُلُّ مَنْ رَفَعَ نَفْسَهُ وُضِعَ وَمَنْ وَضَعَ نَفْسَهُ رُفِعَ » .‏