²¹ Moreover you shall select from all the people ^(A)able men, such as ^(B)fear God, ^(C)men of truth, ^(D)hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

⁷ But the Lord said to Samuel, ^(A)“Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have ^[a]refused him. ^(B)For^[b] the Lord does not see as man sees; for man ^(C)looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the ^(D)heart.”

⁴² But Jesus called them to Himself and said to them, ^(A)“You know that those who are considered rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. ^43 (B)Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. ⁴⁴ And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all. ⁴⁵ For even ^(C)the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and ^(D)to give His life a ransom for many.”

^25 (A)And He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called ‘benefactors.’ ^26 (B)But not so among you; on the contrary, ^(C)he who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he who governs as he who serves.