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Matthew 20:27

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27and whoever wants to be first among you must be your •slave;

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  1. •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.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

and whoever would be first among you must be your slave,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

and whoever wants to be first must be your slave—

CSBChristian Standard Bible

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;

NLTNew Living Translation

and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and whoever wants to be most prominent among you must be your slave—

KJV 1900King James Version

And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: