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Luke 22:25
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Luke 22:25
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25 (A) So Jesus told them:
Foreign kings order their people around, and powerful rulers call themselves everyone's friends.[a]
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- 22.25 everyone's friends: This translates a Greek word that rulers sometimes used as a title for themselves or for special friends.
Luke 22:25
New International Version
Luke 22:25
New International Version
25 Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors.
Luke 22:26
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Luke 22:26
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26 (A) But don't be like them. The most important one of you should be like the least important, and your leader should be like a servant.
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Luke 22:26
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Luke 22:26
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26 But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest,(A) and the one who rules like the one who serves.(B)
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