World English Bible
Matthew 20:27
“Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant,”
Verse in context — Matthew 20
25
But Jesus summoned them, and said, "You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.
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It shall not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant.
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Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant,
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even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
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As they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
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