Luke 9:46-56

46Then the disciples began to argue with each other. They argued about which of them was the most important.

47Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he took a child and he made him stand there at his side.

48Jesus said, ‘If someone accepts this child because of me, then he also accepts me. And anyone who accepts me also accepts my Father God, who sent me. The person who makes himself the least important among you is really the greatest.’

49John then said, ‘Teacher, we saw a man who was speaking to people that had bad spirits in them. He was saying, “Jesus says that you must come out.” We told the man that he must not do this. We said that because he is not in our group.’

50‘Do not try to stop him,’ Jesus said, ‘If someone is not against you, he is working to help you.’

51The time came when God would soon take Jesus up to heaven. Jesus knew this, so he began to go towards Jerusalem.

52He arrived near a village in the country of Samaria. He sent some people into the village with a message. They went to ask for a place to stay for the night.

53But the people in the village would not let him stay there. This was because he was going to Jerusalem.

54Then James and John heard about what had happened. They asked Jesus, ‘Master, do you want us to ask God to send fire down from the sky? Do you want us to kill these people?’

55Jesus turned round. ‘No!’ he said, ‘Do not do that. That would be wrong.’

56Then they all went on to another village.