Luke 22:25
Contemporary English Version
25 (A) So Jesus told them:
Foreign kings order their people around, and powerful rulers call themselves everyone's friends.[a]
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- 22.25 everyone's friends: This translates a Greek word that rulers sometimes used as a title for themselves or for special friends.
Luke 22:25
New International Version
25 Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors.
Luke 22:26
Contemporary English Version
26 (A) But don't be like them. The most important one of you should be like the least important, and your leader should be like a servant.
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Luke 22:26
New International Version
26 But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest,(A) and the one who rules like the one who serves.(B)
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