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42 And Jesus called them to him and said to them, "You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.
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Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.
43 But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,
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Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
44 and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.
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and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all.
45 For even 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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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.”
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