²⁴ The Disciples Are To Serve on Earth.^[a] Then a dispute also broke out among them as to which one of them should be considered the greatest. ²⁵ Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who exercise authority over them are given the title of ‘Benefactor.’^[b]

²⁶ “But it must not be so with you. Rather, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the leader must be like the one who serves. ²⁷ For who is greater—the one seated at table or the one who serves? Surely, the one who sits at table. And yet I am in your midst as one who serves.