But Jesus called them, and said to them, Ye know that they who appear to rule over the Gentiles, lord it over them; and their great men exercise dominion over them.

Now it came to pass, that there was also a contention among them, even which of them should be accounted to be the greatest.

Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but the ministers through whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to each [of us]?

not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow-helpers of your joy; for by faith ye stand.

For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.

I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who affects pre-eminence over them, receiveth us not.

Heritage

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired by purchase; that ye should publish abroad the excellencies of him, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, over which the Holy Ghost hath made you bishops, to feed as shepherds the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood.

But

Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, nor the woman without the man in the Lord.

Be ye imitators, brethren, of me, and eye attentively those who walk so as ye have us for an example.

Whatsoever things also ye have learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, these practise, and the God of peace shall be with you.

For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in great fulness of assurance; as ye know what manner of men we have been among you for your sakes.

not that we have not such power, but that we might be ourselves an example for you to imitate.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be a pattern of the faithful, in discourse; in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

In all things approving thyself as a pattern of good works: in thy teaching, shewing integrity, gravity, incorruptibility,

General references

But ye shall not act thus: but the superior among you, let him be as the junior; and he that presideth, as he that serveth.

Now I conjure you, be followers of me.