Mark 10:43
But it is not this way among you. Instead whoever wants to be 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 call no one your‘father’ on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called‘teacher,’ for you have one teacher, the Christ. 11 The greatest among you will be your servant. 12 And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
- Mark 9:35 : 35 After he sat down, he called the twelve and said to them,“If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”
- 1 Cor 9:19-23 : 19 For since I am free from all I can make myself a slave to all, in order to gain even more people. 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew to gain the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law(though I myself am not under the law) to gain those under the law. 21 To those free from the law I became like one free from the law(though I am not free from God’s law but under the law of Christ) to gain those free from the law. 22 To the weak I became weak in order to gain the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that by all means I may save some. 23 I do all these things because of the gospel, so that I can be a participant in it.
- Matt 20:26-27 : 26 It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be 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 down to his home justified rather than the Pharisee. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- John 13:13-18 : 13 You call me‘Teacher’ and‘Lord,’ and do so correctly, for that is what I am. 14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you too ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For I have given you an example– you should do just as I have done for you. 16 I tell you the solemn truth, the slave is not greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent as a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 If you understand these things, you will be blessed if you do them. 18 The Announcement of Jesus’ Betrayal“What I am saying does not refer to all of you. I know the ones I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the scripture,‘The one who eats my bread has turned against me.’
- John 18:36 : 36 Jesus replied,“My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my servants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish authorities. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.”
- Rom 12:2 : 2 Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God– what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.
- Luke 9:48 : 48 and said to them,“Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the one who is least among you all is the one who is great.”
- Luke 14:11 : 11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- Gal 5:13 : 13 Practice Love For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh, but through love serve one another.
- 1 Pet 5:5-6 : 5 In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. 6 And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand
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25 But Jesus called them and said,“You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.
26 It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,
27 and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave–
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44 and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of all.
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23 So they began to question one another as to which of them it could possibly be who would do this.
24 A dispute also started among them over which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.
25 So Jesus said to them,“The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them are called‘benefactors.’
26 Not so with you; instead the one who is greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the one who serves.
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10 Nor are you to be called‘teacher,’ for you have one teacher, the Christ.
11 The greatest among you will be your servant.
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34 But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest.
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15 For I have given you an example– you should do just as I have done for you.
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31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
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47 I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.
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30 But indeed, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
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3 And do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.
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40 A disciple is not greater than his teacher, but everyone when fully trained will be like his teacher.
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43 You must not rule over him harshly, but you must fear your God.
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6 Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
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17 I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”