63 Grk “But you are not thus.”
64 Or “the ruler.”
65 And the leader like the one who serves. Leadership was not to be a matter of privilege and special status, but of service. All social status is leveled out by these remarks. Jesus himself is the prime example of the servant-leader.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But not so with you. Rather, let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

It is not to be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever is greatest among you should become like the youngest, and whoever leads, like the one serving.

NLTNew Living Translation

But among you it will be different. Those who are the greatest among you should take the lowest rank, and the leader should be like a servant.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But you are not to be like this! But the one who is greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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