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and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave;
Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
They came to Capernaum; and when He was in the house, He began to question them, “What were you discussing on the way?”
But it is not this way with you, but the one who is the greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the servant.
You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my own needs and to the men who were with me.
I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more.
For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus’ sake.
For I consider myself not in the least inferior to the most eminent apostles.
Are they servants of Christ?—I speak as if insane—I more so; in far more labors, in far more imprisonments, beaten times without number, often in danger of death.
I will most gladly spend and be expended for your souls. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?