Lukas 9:48

9:48 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 

Lukas 10:16

10:16 “The one who listens ⁴  to you listens to me, ⁵  and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects ⁶  the one who sent me.” ⁷ 

Yohanes 12:44

Jesus’ Final Public Words

12:44 But Jesus shouted out, ⁸  “The one who believes in me does not believe in me, but in the one who sent me, ⁹ 

Yohanes 13:20

13:20 I tell you the solemn truth, ¹⁰  whoever accepts ¹¹  the one I send accepts me, and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.” ¹² 

[9:48]  ¹ tn This verb, δέχομαι (decomai), is a term of hospitality (L&N 34.53).

[9:48]  ² sn Children were very insignificant in ancient culture, so this child would be the perfect object lesson to counter the disciples’ selfish ambitions.

[9:48]  ³ tn Grk “among you all, this one is great.” The absence of a comparative term here makes the point that comparison should not be done.

[10:16]  ⁴ tn Grk “hears you”; but as the context of vv. 8-9 makes clear, it is response that is the point. In contemporary English, “listen to” is one way to express this function (L&N 31.56).

[10:16]  ⁵ sn Jesus linked himself to the disciples’ message: Responding to the disciples (listens to you) counts as responding to him.

[10:16]  ⁶ tn The double mention of rejection in this clause – ἀθετῶν ἀθετεῖ (aqetwn aqetei) in the Greek text – keeps up the emphasis of the section.

[10:16]  ⁷ sn The one who sent me refers to God.

[12:44]  ⁸ tn Grk “shouted out and said.”

[12:44]  ⁹ sn The one who sent me refers to God.

[13:20]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

[13:20]  ¹¹ tn Or “receives,” and so throughout this verse.

[13:20]  ¹² sn The one who sent me refers to God.