Luke 22:25-26
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
25 [a](A)He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them and those in authority over them are addressed as ‘Benefactors’; 26 but among you it shall not be so. Rather, let the greatest among you be as the youngest, and the leader as the servant.(B)
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- 22:25 ‘Benefactors’: this word occurs as a title of rulers in the Hellenistic world.
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