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Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave.\"\/><meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dailyverses.net\/images\/en\/niv\/xl\/matthew-20-26-27.jpg\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\"\/><meta property=\"fb:app_id\" content=\"456988547694445\"\/><\/head><body id=\"wp_automatic_ReadabilityBody\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"layout\">\n<div class=\"left\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"b1\"><span class=\"v1\">It is not so with you. But whoever wants to be great among you, let him be your slave, and whoever wants to be first, let him be your slave.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"b3\"><span class=\"v2\">But this will not happen in you; But whoever is greatest among you, let him be your servant; And whoever is chief among you, let him be your servant.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"b2\"><span class=\"v2\">This will not happen between you. But whoever wants to be great among you must become your slave, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"b3\"><span class=\"v2\">Yet this will not happen in you; But whoever wants to become great among you, let him be your servant. And whoever wants to be chief among you, let him be your slave.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"b2\"><span class=\"v2\">But it will be different between you. Whoever wants to be a leader among you, let him be your slave, and whoever wants to be chief among you, let him be your slave.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"b3\"><span class=\"v2\">This will not happen among you; But whoever wants to be great among you must become your slave, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"b2\"><span class=\"v2\">This will not happen among you; But whoever wishes to become great among you must become your slave. Whoever wants to be chief among you must become your slave.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"b3\"><span class=\"v2\">It is not so among you, but whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your servant.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"b2\"><span class=\"v2\">This should not happen with you. But whoever wants to be great among you must become your slave, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"readmore\">\n<div class=\"b3\"><span class=\"v2\">Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on that day he rested from all the work he had done in creation.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 2, 2026 – Today’s Bible Verse – DailyVerses.net It is not so with you. But whoever wants to be great among you, let him be your slave, and whoever wants to be first, let him be your slave. 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