This, however, is not the way it shall be among you. If one of you wants to be great, you must be the servant of the rest;

like the Son of Man, who did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life to redeem many people."

This, however, is not the way it is among you. If one of you wants to be great, you must be the servant of the rest;

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served; he came to serve and to give his life to redeem many people."

But this is not the way it is with you; rather, the greatest one among you must be like the youngest, and the leader must be like the servant.

Who is greater, the one who sits down to eat or the one who serves? The one who sits down, of course. But I am among you as one who serves.

You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ; rich as he was, he made himself poor for your sake, in order to make you rich by means of his poverty.

The attitude you should have is the one that Christ Jesus had:

Instead of this, of his own free will he gave up all he had, and took the nature of a servant. He became like a human being and appeared in human likeness.

But even though he was God's Son, he learned through his sufferings to be obedient.

When he was made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him,

Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from beginning to end. He did not give up because of the cross! On the contrary, because of the joy that was waiting for him, he thought nothing of the disgrace of dying on the cross, and he is now seated at the right side of God's throne.

I have shown you in all things that by working hard in this way we must help the weak, remembering the words that the Lord Jesus himself said, 'There is more happiness in giving than in receiving.' "

Love one another warmly as Christians, and be eager to show respect for one another.

Have the same concern for everyone. Do not be proud, but accept humble duties. Do not think of yourselves as wise.

We who are strong in the faith ought to help the weak to carry their burdens. We should not please ourselves.

For Christ did not please himself. Instead, as the scripture says, "The insults which are hurled at you have fallen on me."

So then, if food makes a believer sin, I will never eat meat again, so as not to make a believer fall into sin.

I am a free man, nobody's slave; but I make myself everybody's slave in order to win as many people as possible.

In the same way, when working with Gentiles, I live like a Gentile, outside the Jewish Law, in order to win Gentiles. This does not mean that I don't obey God's law; I am really under Christ's law.

I, Paul, make a personal appeal to you---I who am said to be meek and mild when I am with you, but harsh with you when I am away. By the gentleness and kindness of Christ

As for you, my friends, you were called to be free. But do not let this freedom become an excuse for letting your physical desires control you. Instead, let love make you serve one another.

My friends, if someone is caught in any kind of wrongdoing, those of you who are spiritual should set him right; but you must do it in a gentle way. And keep an eye on yourselves, so that you will not be tempted, too.

Help carry one another's burdens, and in this way you will obey the law of Christ.

I urge you, then, to make me completely happy by having the same thoughts, sharing the same love, and being one in soul and mind.

And look out for one another's interests, not just for your own.

Since Christ suffered physically, you too must strengthen yourselves with the same way of thinking that he had; because whoever suffers physically is no longer involved with sin.

In the same way you younger people must submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you must put on the apron of humility, to serve one another; for the scripture says, "God resists the proud, but shows favor to the humble."