Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;

And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.

Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, no one who has left his house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children or property for my sake and the Gospel's sake [i.e., to become a servant of the Lord],

But this is not how it is among you; instead, whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant,

And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.

For truly the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.

And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.

But the farmers grabbed the servant, beat him, and sent him back empty-handed.

And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.

And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

And while Peter was down in the open square of the building, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came;

When the servant saw him again she began to tell those standing nearby, “This man is one of them!”