Mark 10:43

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'But it shall not be so among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,'

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  • Matt 23:8-9 : 8 But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. 9 And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ. 11 The greatest among you will be your servant. 12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
  • Mark 9:35 : 35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, 'If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all.'
  • 1 Cor 9:19-23 : 19 For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to everyone, so that I might win more of them. 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law, I became like one under the law, even though I myself am not under the law, to win those under the law. 21 To those without the law, I became like one without the law (not being without God’s law but under the law of Christ), to win those without the law. 22 To the weak, I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that by all possible means I might save some. 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings.
  • Matt 20:26-27 : 26 'It shall not be so among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.' 27 'And whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave.'
  • Luke 18:14 : 14 'I tell you that this man went home justified before God rather than the other. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.'
  • John 13:13-18 : 13 'You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, because I am.' 14 If I, then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 For I have given you an example, so that you also should do just as I have done for you. 16 Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them. 18 I am not speaking about all of you. I know those I have chosen. But this is so that the Scripture may be fulfilled: 'The one who eats bread with Me has lifted up his heel against Me.'
  • John 18:36 : 36 Jesus said, 'My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would fight to prevent my being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.'
  • Rom 12:2 : 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing, and perfect will.
  • Luke 9:48 : 48 Then he said to them, 'Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the least among you who is the greatest.'
  • Luke 14:11 : 11 'For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.'
  • Gal 5:13 : 13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
  • 1 Pet 5:5-6 : 5 In the same way, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. 6 Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time.

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    25But Jesus called them to himself and said, 'You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.'

    26'It shall not be so among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.'

    27'And whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave.'

    28Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

  • Mark 10:44-45
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    44'and whoever wants to be first must be a slave to all.'

    45'For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'

  • Luke 22:23-27
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    23And they began to discuss among themselves who it might be that would do this.

    24Then a dispute arose among them about who was considered to be the greatest.

    25But he said to them, 'The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors.'

    26But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.

    27For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves.

  • Matt 23:10-12
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    10Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.

    11The greatest among you will be your servant.

    12Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

  • Mark 10:42
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    42Jesus called them together and said, 'You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.'

  • Mark 9:34-36
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    34But they kept silent, because on the way they had been arguing about who was the greatest.

    35Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, 'If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all.'

    36He took a little child, placed him in the midst of them, and, taking the child in his arms, he said to them,

  • Luke 9:46
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    46An argument arose among them about which of them might be the greatest.

  • Luke 14:10-11
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    10'But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests.'

    11'For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.'

  • Matt 18:4
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    4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

  • Matt 10:24-25
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    24A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above the master.

    25It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If they called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they call the members of his household!

  • John 13:14-16
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    14If I, then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.

    15For I have given you an example, so that you also should do just as I have done for you.

    16Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

  • Mark 10:31
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    31But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.'

  • Luke 9:48
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    48Then he said to them, 'Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the least among you who is the greatest.'

  • Luke 17:7-8
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    7Which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

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    26If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. And where I am, there My servant also will be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

  • Luke 12:43-44
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    43Blessed is that servant whom his master finds doing so when he returns.

    44Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

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    16So the last will be first, and the first will be last. For many are called, but few are chosen.

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    1At that time, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

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    33In the same way, any one of you who does not give up all his possessions cannot be my disciple.

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    30But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.

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    15'Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.'

  • Matt 5:19
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    19So whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

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    11Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

  • Matt 24:47
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    47Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

  • Luke 13:30
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    30Indeed, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.

  • 1 Pet 5:3
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    3Do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.

  • Luke 6:40
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    40The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.

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    43Do not rule over them harshly, but fear your God.

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    36'What do you want me to do for you?' he asked.

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    40'but to sit at my right or left is not mine to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.'

  • Prov 25:6
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    6Do not exalt yourself in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great.

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    17Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will certainly not enter it.