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Luke 22:25
Luke 22:25 is verse 25 of Luke chapter 22, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors.
King James Version
And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.
World English Bible
He said to them, “The kings of the nations lord it over them, and those who have authority over them are called ‘benefactors.’
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Luke 22:23–27 · Berean Standard Bible
23 Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.
24 A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them would be considered the greatest.
25 So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors.
26 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.
27 For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Matthew 20:25But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
Matthew 20:26It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
Matthew 20:27and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—
Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
Mark 10:41When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John.
Mark 10:42So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
Mark 10:43But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
Mark 10:44and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all.
Mark 10:45For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”