²⁵ Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 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— ²⁸ just as the Son of Man^(B) did not come to be served, but to serve,^(C) and to give his life as a ransom^(D) for many.”

¹² My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.^{(A) 13} Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.^(B)

² Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.^{(A) 3} If anyone thinks they are something^(B) when they are not, they deceive themselves.^{(C) 4} Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone,^(D) without comparing themselves to someone else,^(E)

¹² So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you,^(A) for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.^(B)

³⁹ And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’^[a](A)