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"But, look! The one who betrays me is here at the table with me!
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The Son of Man will die as God has decided, but how terrible for that man who betrays him!"
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Then they began to ask among themselves which one of them it could be who was going to do this.
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An argument broke out among the disciples as to which one of them should be thought of as the greatest.
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Jesus said to them, "The kings of the pagans have power over their people, and the rulers claim the title "Friends of the People.'
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But this is not the way it is with you; rather, the greatest one among you must be like the youngest, and the leader must be like the servant.
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Who is greater, the one who sits down to eat or the one who serves? The one who sits down, of course. But I am among you as one who serves.
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"You have stayed with me all through my trials;
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and just as my Father has given me the right to rule, so I will give you the same right.
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You will eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom, and you will sit on thrones to rule over the twelve tribes of Israel.
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"Simon, Simon! Listen! Satan has received permission to test all of you, to separate the good from the bad, as a farmer separates the wheat from the chaff.