{"id":9762,"date":"2024-08-27T12:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T16:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9762"},"modified":"2026-10-07T11:28:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T11:28:37","slug":"matthew-18-the-greatest-in-the-kingdom-of-heaven","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9762","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Chapter 18 The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"\\&quot;wp-block-heading\\&quot; wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>18&nbsp;<\/strong>At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, \u201cWho, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them.\u00a0<sup>3\u00a0<\/sup>And He said:\u00a0<mark style=\\\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fa0000\\\" class=\\\"has-inline-color\\\">\u201cTruly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children,\u00a0you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.\u00a0<sup>4\u00a0<\/sup>Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.\u00a0<sup>5\u00a0<\/sup>And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.<\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>18&nbsp;At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, \u201cWho, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?\u201d 2\u00a0He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them.\u00a03\u00a0And He said:\u00a0\u201cTruly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children,\u00a0you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.\u00a04\u00a0Therefore, whoever takes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9762","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Matthew Chapter 18 The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven &#8212; Jesus Did Say<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jesus on the greatest in heaven\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Matthew Chapter 18 The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven &#8212; Jesus Did Say\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jesus on the greatest in heaven\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9762\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Jesus Did Say\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-08-27T16:45:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-07T11:28:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Darrel Handgraaf\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Darrel Handgraaf\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/?page_id=9762#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/?page_id=9762\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Darrel Handgraaf\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bca89e41ac2235199a8dc64df6d3ed2c\"},\"headline\":\"Matthew Chapter 18 The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-27T16:45:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-07T11:28:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/?page_id=9762\"},\"wordCount\":94,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/?page_id=9762\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/?page_id=9762\",\"name\":\"Matthew Chapter 18 The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven &#8212; Jesus Did Say\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-27T16:45:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-07T11:28:37+00:00\",\"description\":\"Jesus on the greatest in heaven\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/?page_id=9762#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/?page_id=9762\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/?page_id=9762#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Matthew Chapter 18 The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Jesusdidsay\",\"description\":\"Everything Jesus said in the Bible (NIV)\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"DLH Bible Pics\",\"alternateName\":\"Jesus Did Say\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/easter-cross-1636410.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/easter-cross-1636410.jpg\",\"width\":1725,\"height\":1920,\"caption\":\"DLH Bible Pics\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bca89e41ac2235199a8dc64df6d3ed2c\",\"name\":\"Darrel Handgraaf\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jesusdidsay.com\\\/?author=3\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Matthew Chapter 18 The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven &#8212; Jesus Did Say","description":"Jesus on the greatest in heaven","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Matthew Chapter 18 The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven &#8212; Jesus Did Say","og_description":"Jesus on the greatest in heaven","og_url":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9762","og_site_name":"Jesus Did Say","article_published_time":"2024-08-27T16:45:02+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-10-07T11:28:37+00:00","author":"Darrel Handgraaf","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Darrel Handgraaf","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9762#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9762"},"author":{"name":"Darrel Handgraaf","@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/#\/schema\/person\/bca89e41ac2235199a8dc64df6d3ed2c"},"headline":"Matthew Chapter 18 The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven","datePublished":"2024-08-27T16:45:02+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-07T11:28:37+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9762"},"wordCount":94,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9762","url":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9762","name":"Matthew Chapter 18 The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven &#8212; Jesus Did Say","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-08-27T16:45:02+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-07T11:28:37+00:00","description":"Jesus on the greatest in heaven","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9762#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9762"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=9762#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Matthew Chapter 18 The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/","name":"Jesusdidsay","description":"Everything Jesus said in the Bible (NIV)","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/#organization","name":"DLH Bible Pics","alternateName":"Jesus Did Say","url":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/easter-cross-1636410.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/easter-cross-1636410.jpg","width":1725,"height":1920,"caption":"DLH Bible Pics"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/#\/schema\/person\/bca89e41ac2235199a8dc64df6d3ed2c","name":"Darrel Handgraaf","url":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?author=3"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9762\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}