“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. ¹ 

“Whoever welcomes ¹  one of these little children ²  in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”

And whoever welcomes ¹  a child like this in my name welcomes me.

Whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. Whoever ¹  receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward.

And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, who is to come.

and said to them, “Whoever welcomes ¹  this child ²  in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the one who is least among you all is the one who is great.” ³ 

but the villagers ¹  refused to welcome ²  him, because he was determined to go to Jerusalem. ³ 

Then ¹  he took a cup, ²  and after giving thanks he said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves.

because he not only accepted our request, but since he was very eager, ¹  he is coming ²  to you of his own accord. ³ 

Simeon ¹  took him in his arms and blessed God, saying, ² 

Whenever ¹  you enter a town ²  and the people ³  welcome you, eat what is set before you.

But whenever ¹  you enter a town ²  and the people ³  do not welcome ⁴  you, go into its streets ⁵  and say,

I know ¹  what to do so that when I am put out of management, people will welcome me into their homes.’ ² 

They ¹  continued to stone Stephen while he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

Now because we are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain. ¹ 

And take the helmet of salvation ¹  and the sword ²  of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

By faith Rahab the prostitute escaped the destruction of ¹  the disobedient, because she welcomed the spies in peace.

I tell you the truth, ¹  whoever does not receive ²  the kingdom of God like a child ³  will never ⁴  enter it.”

Wherever ¹  they do not receive you, ²  as you leave that town, ³  shake the dust off ⁴  your feet as a testimony against them.”

The man ¹  replied, ‘A hundred measures ²  of olive oil.’ The manager ³  said to him, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and write fifty.’ ⁴