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.
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Gill's Exposition
Ye are they which have continued with me,.... From the beginning of his ministry, to that very time, they abode by him, and never departed from him, when others withdrew and walked no more with him:…
But ye shall not be so - Christ here takes occasion to explain the nature of his kingdom. He assures them that it is established on different principles from those of the world; that his subjects were…
We have here Christ's discourse with his disciples after supper, much of which is new here; and in St. John's gospel we shall find other additions. We should take example from him to entertain and…
Cambridge Bible
I am among you as he that serveth The true Euergetes is the humble brother, not the subtle tyrant. See Mat 20:28. "Took upon him the form of a servant," Php 2:7. St Luke here omits the beautiful acted…
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