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Matthew 20:23-28

23“You will indeed drinkμὲν πίεσθεmen piestheG3303G4095MyG1473τὸtoG3588cupποτήριόνpotērionG4221,” JesussaidλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτοῖς·autoisG846. “ButδὲdeG1161τὸtoG3588to sitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523atἐκekG1537MyG1473rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188orκαὶkaiG2532ἐξexG1537leftεὐωνύμωνeuōnumōnG2176τοῦτοtoutoG3778isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756MineG1699to grantδοῦναι,dounaiG1325. These seats belongἀλλ᾽all᾽G235to those for whomοἷςhoisG3739ὑπὸhupoG5259MyG1473τοῦtouG3588FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962has prepared themἡτοίμασταιhētoimastaiG2090.”
24WhenΚαὶKaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588tenδέκαdekaG1176heard aboutἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they were indignantἠγανάκτησανēganaktēsanG23withπερὶperiG4012theτῶνtōnG3588twoδύοduoG1417brothersἀδελφῶν.¶adelphōnG80.
25ButδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424called them asideπροσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοὺςproskalesamenos autousG4341G846andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “You knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754theοἱhoiG3588rulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758of theτῶνtōnG3588GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484lord it overκατακυριεύουσινkatakurieuousinG2634themαὐτῶν,autōnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532theirοἱhoiG3588superiorsμεγάλοιmegaloiG3173exercise authority overκατεξουσιάζουσινkatexousiazousinG2715themαὐτῶν.autōnG846.
26It shall not beοὐχ ἔσταιouch estaiG3756G1510this wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,whoeverὃς ἐὰνhos eanG3739G1437wantsθέλῃthelēG2309to becomeγενέσθαι,genesthaiG1096greatμέγαςmegasG3173amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771must beἔσταιestaiG1510yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771servantδιάκονος·diakonosG1249,
27andκαὶkaiG2532whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302wantsθέλῃthelēG2309to beἔσταιestaiG1510firstπρῶτος,prōtosG4413amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771must beG1510yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771slaveδοῦλος·doulosG1401—
28just asὥσπερhōsperG5618theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444did not comeοὐκ ἦλθενouk ēlthenG3756G2064to be servedδιακονηθῆναιdiakonēthēnaiG1247,butἀλλὰallaG235to serveδιακονῆσαιdiakonēsaiG1247,andκαὶkaiG2532to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590asa ransomλύτρονlutronG3083forἀντὶantiG473manyπολλῶν.¶pollōnG4183.”
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