Jesus summoned them and said to them, “Y’all know that those who are recognized as rulers over the ethnic groups lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.
Mark 10:43 - Y'all Version Bible But it is not so among y’all. Instead whoever wants to become great among y’all must be y’all’s deacon. 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 summoned them and said to them, “Y’all know that those who are recognized as rulers over the ethnic groups lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.
Sitting down, he called the twelve, and he said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, that person will be last of all and deacon of all.”
For everyone who exalts themselves will be humbled, and whoever humbles themself will be exalted.”
I tell y’all, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other. For everyone who exalts themself will be humbled, but the one who humbles themself will be exalted.”
But it is not to be like that with y’all. Rather, the greatest among y’all should become like the youngest, and one leader like a servant.
Then he said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. For whoever is least among all y’all, this is the great one.”
Jesus answered, “My empire is not of this world. If my empire were of this world, then my servants would fight so that I wouldn’t be handed over to the Jewish leaders. But now my empire is not from this place.”
Y’all must not be conformed to this world. Instead y’all are to be transformed by the renovation of the mind, so that y’all may test and approve what the will of God is—that which is good, pleasing, and perfect.
For y’all were called to freedom, siblings. Only don’t use y’all’s freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.