Leaving Caesarea Philippi, Jesus and his disciples passed through Galilee; but he wished no one to know of this, for he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, |The Son of Man will be betrayed and men will put him to death, but in three days he will rise from the dead.| But they did not understand his meaning and were afraid to ask.

When they had reached Capernaum and were in the house, he asked them, |What were you arguing about on the way?| But they made no reply, for they had been disputing on the way about which of them was greatest. Sitting down, he called the twelve disciples, and said, |If any one wishes to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.| Then he took a little child and set him by his side and with his arm around him said to them, |Whoever receives a little child like this in my name, receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not only me, but God who sent me.|