and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;

谁愿为首，就必作你们的仆人。

谁愿为首，就要作你们的仆人。

谁愿为首，就要作你们的仆人。

谁要居首位，谁就要做大家的奴仆。

谁想在你们中间为首的，就要作你们的奴仆。

无论谁想在你们当中为首，谁就该做你们的奴仆，

誰願為首，就必作你們的僕人。

誰願為首，就要作你們的僕人。

誰願為首，就要作你們的僕人。

誰要居首位，誰就要做大家的奴僕。

誰想在你們中間為首的，就要作你們的奴僕。

你們中間凡想要為首的，就該做你們的奴僕；

無論誰想在你們當中為首，誰就該做你們的奴僕，

欲為首者、當為爾僕、

爾中欲為大者、當為爾役、欲為首者、當為爾僕、

欲為首者、當為爾僕、

孰願為首、當為爾僕。

and whoever wants to be first must be your slave—

And anyone who wants to be first must be your slave.

and whoever would be first among you must be your slave,

and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave.

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;

and whoever desires to be first among you shall be your slave;

And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave—

and whosoever would be first among you shall be your servant:

And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave–

Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant,

For we are not proclaiming ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves because of Jesus.

But it must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever is greatest among you must become like the youngest, and whoever leads, like the one serving.

Then they came to Capernaum. When He was in the house, He asked them,“ What were you arguing about on the way?”But they were silent, because on the way they had been arguing with one another about who was the greatest.Sitting down, He called the Twelve and said to them,“ If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”

Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child— this one is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Although I am a free man and not anyone’s slave, I have made myself a slave to everyone, in order to win more people.To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win Jews; to those under the law, like one under the law— though I myself am not under the law— to win those under the law.To those who are without that law, like one without the law— not being without God’s law but within Christ’s law— to win those without the law.To the weak I became weak, in order to win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that I may by every possible means save some.Now I do all this because of the gospel, so I may become a partner in its benefits.

You yourselves know that these hands have provided for my needs and for those who were with me.In every way I’ve shown you that by laboring like this, it is necessary to help the weak and to keep in mind the words of the Lord Jesus, for He said,‘ It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

Are they servants of Christ? I’m talking like a madman— I’m a better one: with far more labors, many more imprisonments, far worse beatings, near death many times.Five times I received 39 lashes from Jews.Three times I was beaten with rods by the Romans. Once I was stoned by my enemies. Three times I was shipwrecked. I have spent a night and a day in the open sea.On frequent journeys, I faced dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my own people, dangers from the Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the open country, dangers on the sea, and dangers among false brothers;labor and hardship, many sleepless nights, hunger and thirst, often without food, cold, and lacking clothing.

Now I consider myself in no way inferior to the“ super-apostles.”

I am obligated both to Greeks and barbarians, both to the wise and the foolish.

I will most gladly spend and be spent for you. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?