^26 (A)But not so with you. Rather, let ^(B)the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves.

⁴⁸ and said to them, ^(A)“Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and ^(B)whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For ^(C)he who is least among you all is the one who is great.”

³ not ^(A)domineering over those in your charge, but ^(B)being examples to the flock.

³⁵ And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, ^(A)“If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”

^8 (A)But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are ^(B)all brothers.^{[a] 9 (C)}And call no man your father on earth, for ^(D)you have one Father, who is in heaven. ¹⁰ Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, ^(E)the Christ. ^11 (F)The greatest among you shall be your servant. ^12 (G)Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

⁹ I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. ¹⁰ So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and also stops those who want to and puts them out of the church.

⁵ Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. ^(A)Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for ^(B)“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

^2 (A)Do not be conformed to this world,^[a] but be transformed by ^(B)the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may ^(C)discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.^[b]

³ and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you ^(A)turn and ^(B)become like children, you ^(C)will never enter the kingdom of heaven. ^4 (D)Whoever humbles himself like this child is the ^(E)greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

^5 (F)“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me,