Matthew 23:11
“But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.”
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
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“For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.”
“For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.”
“But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:”
“If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.”
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:”