Whoever wants to be first must serve the rest of you like a slave.
But you must not be like that. The one with the most authority among you should act as if he is the least important. The one who leads should be like one who serves.
We don’t tell people about ourselves. But we tell people that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we tell them that we are your servants for Jesus.
The greatest person in God’s kingdom is the one who makes himself humble like this child.
I must serve all people—those who share in Greek culture and those who are less civilized, the educated as well as the ignorant.
So I am happy to give everything I have for you. I will even give myself for you. If I love you more, will you love me less?
I don’t think that those “super apostles” are any better than I am.
But it should not be that way with you. Whoever wants to be your leader must be your servant.
Do as I did: The Son of Man did not come for people to serve him. He came to serve others and to give his life to save many people.”