42 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 43 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,(A) 44 and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve,(B) and to give his life as a ransom for many.”(C)

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42 Jesus called them over and said to them, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles dominate(A) them, and their men of high positions exercise power over them. 43 But it must not be like that among you.(B) On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,(C) 44 and whoever wants to be first among you must be a slave(D) to all. 45 For even the Son of Man(E) did not come to be served, but to serve,(F) and to give His life(G)—a ransom(H) for many.”[a](I)

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 10:45 Or in the place of many; Is 53:10-12

42 So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. 43 But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of everyone else. 45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

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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.”

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42 (A)So Jesus called them all together to him and said, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the heathen have power over them, and the leaders have complete authority. 43 (B)This, however, is not the way it is among you. If one of you wants to be great, you must be the servant of the rest; 44 and if one of you wants to be first, you must be the slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served; he came to serve and to give his life to redeem many people.”

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