²⁶It must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, ⁿ²⁷and whoever wants to be first among you must be your ^•slave;

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Footnotes

•The strong Greek word doulos cannot be accurately translated in English as servant or bond servant; the HCSB translates this word as slave, not out of insensitivity to the legitimate concerns of modern English speakers, but out of a commitment to accurately convey the brutal reality of the Roman empire’s inhumane institution as well as the ownership called for by Christ.

Cross references

n20:26 Mt 23:11; Mk 9:35

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave—

CSBChristian Standard Bible

It must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;

NLTNew Living Translation

But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

It will not be like this among you! But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be most prominent among you must be your slave—

KJV 1900King James Version

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

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