"And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them…" — Luke 22:25

Luke 22:25 · KJV

“And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.”

— Luke 22:25

Verse 24

And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.

Verse 26

But ye {shall} not {be} so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

Luke 22 — Context

And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.

And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.

And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.

But ye {shall} not {be} so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

For whether {is} greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? {is} not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.

Cross References

Matthew 20:25-28

But Jesus called them {unto him}, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.

Mark 10:41-45

And when the ten heard {it}, they began to be much displeased with James and John.