Catholic Public Domain Version
"And whoever will want to be first among you, he shall be your servant, "
— Matthew 20:27, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:”
“and whosoever would be first among you shall be your servant: ”
“Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant,”
“and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave–”
“And he that will be first among you shall be your servant.”
“And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him take the lowest place:”
“And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:”
And the ten, upon hearing this, became indignant with the two brothers.
But Jesus called them to himself and said: “You know that the first ones among the Gentiles are their rulers, and that those who are greater exercise power among them.
It shall not be this way among you. But whoever will want to be greater among you, let him be your minister.
And whoever will want to be first among you, he shall be your servant,
even as the Son of man has not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a redemption for many.”
And as they were departing from Jericho, a great crowd followed him.
And behold, two blind men, sitting by the way, heard that Jesus was passing by; and they cried out, saying, “Lord, Son of David, take pity on us.”