uSee Matt. 11:29
Matthew 20:26-27
26 aIt shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, ▼▼Greek diakonos
27and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, ▼▼Greek bondservant (doulos)
Matthew 23:8-12
8 dBut you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are eall brothers. ▼▼Or brothers and sisters
9 gAnd call no man your father on earth, for hyou have one Father, who is in heaven. 10Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, ithe Christ. 11 jThe greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 kWhoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. Mark 9:35
35And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, l“If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”Luke 9:48
48and said to them, m“Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and nwhoever receives me receives him who sent me. For ohe who is least among you all is the one who is great.”Luke 14:11
11For peveryone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”Luke 18:14
14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For qeveryone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”John 13:13-18
13 rYou call me sTeacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. 14If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, tyou also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15For I have given you an example, uthat you also should do just as I have done to you. 16Truly, truly, I say to you, va servant ▼▼Greek bondservant
is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17If you know these things, xblessed are you if you do them. 18 yI am not speaking of all of you; I know zwhom I have chosen. But aathe Scripture will be fulfilled, ▼▼Greek But in order that the Scripture may be fulfilled
ac‘He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’
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