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Matthew 23:11
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Matthew 23:11
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11 (A)The greatest among you shall be your servant.
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Matthew 23:11
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Matthew 23:11
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11 The greatest among you will be your servant.(A)
1 Corinthians 9:19
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1 Corinthians 9:19
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19 For (A)though I am free from all, (B)I have made myself a servant to all, that I might (C)win more of them.
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1 Corinthians 9:19
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1 Corinthians 9:19
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Paul’s Use of His Freedom
19 Though I am free(A) and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone,(B) to win as many as possible.(C)
John 13:14-15
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John 13:14-15
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14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, (A)you also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 For I have given you an example, (B)that you also should do just as I have done to you.
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John 13:14-15
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John 13:14-15
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14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.(A) 15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.(B)
Mark 10:43-44
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Mark 10:43-44
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43 But (A)it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,[a] 44 and whoever would be first among you must be (B)slave[b] of all.
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- Mark 10:43 Greek diakonos
- Mark 10:44 Or bondservant, or servant (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
Mark 10:43-44
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Mark 10:43-44
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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.
Galatians 5:13
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Galatians 5:13
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13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. (A)Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love (B)serve one another.
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Galatians 5:13
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Galatians 5:13
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Life by the Spirit
13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.(A) But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a];(B) rather, serve one another(C) humbly in love.
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- Galatians 5:13 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 16, 17, 19 and 24; and in 6:8.
2 Corinthians 4:5
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2 Corinthians 4:5
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5 For what (A)we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with (B)ourselves as your servants[a] for Jesus' sake.
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- 2 Corinthians 4:5 Or slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
2 Corinthians 4:5
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2 Corinthians 4:5
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5 For what we preach is not ourselves,(A) but Jesus Christ as Lord,(B) and ourselves as your servants(C) for Jesus’ sake.
Luke 22:26-27
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Luke 22:26-27
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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. 27 For who is the greater, (C)one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But (D)I am among you as the one who serves.
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Luke 22:26-27
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Luke 22:26-27
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26 But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest,(A) and the one who rules like the one who serves.(B) 27 For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.(C)
Philippians 2:5-8
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Philippians 2:5-8
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5 (A)Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,[a] 6 (B)who, though he was in (C)the form of God, did not count equality with God (D)a thing to be grasped,[b] 7 but (E)emptied himself, by taking the form of a (F)servant,[c] (G)being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by (H)becoming obedient to the point of death, (I)even death on a cross.
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- Philippians 2:5 Or which was also in Christ Jesus
- Philippians 2:6 Or a thing to be held on to for advantage
- Philippians 2:7 Or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
Philippians 2:5-8
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Philippians 2:5-8
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5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:(A)
6 Who, being in very nature[a] God,(B)
did not consider equality with God(C) something to be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing(D)
by taking the very nature[b] of a servant,(E)
being made in human likeness.(F)
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death(G)—
even death on a cross!(H)
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- Philippians 2:6 Or in the form of
- Philippians 2:7 Or the form
Matthew 20:26-27
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Matthew 20:26-27
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26 (A)It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,[a] 27 and whoever would be first among you must be your slave,[b]
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- Matthew 20:26 Greek diakonos
- Matthew 20:27 Or bondservant, or servant (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
Matthew 20:26-27
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Matthew 20:26-27
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26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,(A) 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave—
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