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Luke 22:26

But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
Luke 22:26 · King James Version

In other versions

  • But ye `shall' not `be' so: but he that is the greater among you, let him become as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

    ASV

  • But let it not be so with you; but he who is greater, let him become like the younger; and he who is chief, like a servant.

    BBE

  • But *ye* [shall] not [be] thus; but let the greater among you be as the younger, and the leader as he that serves.

    DBY

  • But not so with you. But one who is the greater among you, let him become as the younger, and one who is governing, as one who serves.

    WEB

  • but ye `are' not so, but he who is greater among you -- let him be as the younger; and he who is leading, as he who is ministering;

    YLT

  • But all of you shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that does serve.

    ENG

  • But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

    WBT

  • But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.

    BSB

In context

24And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.

25And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.

26But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

27For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.

28Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations.

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