Common English Bible

Luke 22:23-27 Common English Bible (CEB)

23. They began to argue among themselves about which of them it could possibly be who would do this.

24. An argument broke out among the disciples over which one of them should be regarded as the greatest.

25. But Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles rule over their subjects, and those in authority over them are called ‘friends of the people.’

26. But that’s not the way it will be with you. Instead, the greatest among you must become like a person of lower status and the leader like a servant.

27. So which one is greater, the one who is seated at the table or the one who serves at the table? Isn’t it the one who is seated at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.