Luke 22:25

So ¹  Jesus ²  said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them are called ‘benefactors.’ ³ 

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Jesus said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors.

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And He said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who have authority over them are called ‘Benefactors.’

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Jesus told them, "In this world the kings and great men order their people around, and yet they are called ‘friends of the people.’

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But Jesus intervened: "Kings like to throw their weight around and people in authority like to give themselves fancy titles.

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And he said, The kings of the Gentiles are lords over them, and those who have authority are given names of honour.

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But he said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those in authority over them are called benefactors.

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And He said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called ‘benefactors.’

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So ¹  Jesus ²  said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them are called ‘benefactors.’ ³ 

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the dispute among the apostles.

² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ sn The title ‘benefactor,’ highlighting grace and meaning something like “helper of the people,” was even given to tyrants (2 Macc 4:2; 3 Macc 3:19; Josephus, J. W. 3.9.8 [3.459]).