Jesus called all the followers together. Jesus said, “The non-Jewish people have men they call rulers. You know that those rulers love to show their power over the people. And their important leaders love to use all their authority over the people.
Mark 10:43 - Easy To Read Version But it should not be that way with you. If one of you wants to become great, then he must serve you like a servant. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But this is not to be so among you; instead, whoever desires to be great among you must be your servant, American Standard Version (1901) But it is not so among you: but whosoever would become great among you, shall be your minister; Common English Bible But that’s not the way it will be with you. Whoever wants to be great among you will be your servant. Catholic Public Domain Version But it is not to be this way among you. Instead, whoever would become greater shall be your minister; Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But it is not so among you: but whosoever will be greater, shall be your minister. |
Jesus called all the followers together. Jesus said, “The non-Jewish people have men they call rulers. You know that those rulers love to show their power over the people. And their important leaders love to use all their authority over the people.
If one of you wants to become the most important, then he must serve all of you like a slave.
The person that wants to save his life will lose it. And every person that gives his life for me and for the Good News {\cf2\super [103]} will save his life forever.
Every person that makes himself important will be made humble. But the person that makes himself humble will be made important.”
I tell you, when this man finished his prayer and went home, he was right with God. But the Pharisee, {\cf2\super [289]} who felt that he was better than other people, was not right with God. Every person that makes himself important will be made humble. But the person that makes himself humble will be made important.”
But you must not be like that. The greatest person should become like the youngest person! Leaders should be like servants.
Then Jesus said to the followers, “If a person accepts a little child like this in my name, then that person accepts me. And when a person accepts me, that person accepts the One (God) that sent me. The person among you that is the most humble—that person is a great (important) person.”
Jesus said, “My kingdom does not belong to this world. If it belonged to this world, then my servants would fight so that I would not be given to the Jewish leaders. But my kingdom is from another place.”
Don’t change yourselves to be like the people of this world. But let God change you inside with a new way of thinking. Then you will be able to decide and accept what God wants for you. You will be able to know what things are good and pleasing to God and what things are perfect.
My brothers and sisters, God called you to be free. But don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do the things that please your sinful selves. But serve each other with love.