But the greatest among you shall be your servant.
Do not be called instructors; for One is your Instructor, that is, Christ.
And sitting down, He called the twelve and *said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.”
For though I am free from all, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more.
Are they ministers of Christ?—I speak as if insane—I more so; in far more labors, in far more imprisonments, in beatings without number, in frequent danger of death.
For we do not preach ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for the sake of Jesus.
For you were called to freedom, brothers; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
