Luke 22:25
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New International Version (©1984)
Jesus said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Jesus told them, "In this world the kings and great men lord it over their people, yet they are called 'friends of the people.'

English Standard Version (©2001)
And he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
And He said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who have authority over them are called 'Benefactors.'

International Standard Version (©2008)
But he said to them, "The kings of the gentiles lord it over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called benefactors.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Jesus said to them, "The kings of nations have power over their people, and those in authority call themselves friends of the people.

King James Bible
And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.

American King James Version
And he said to them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority on them are called benefactors.

American Standard Version
And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them; and they that have authority over them are called Benefactors.

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to them: The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and they that have power over them, are called beneficent.

Darby Bible Translation
And he said to them, The kings of the nations rule over them, and they that exercise authority over them are called benefactors.

English Revised Version
And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them; and they that have authority over them are called Benefactors.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them, are called benefactors.

Weymouth New Testament
But He said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles are their masters, and those who exercise authority over them are called Benefactors.

World English Bible
He said to them, "The kings of the nations lord it over them, and those who have authority over them are called 'benefactors.'

Young's Literal Translation
And he said to them, 'The kings of the nations do exercise lordship over them, and those exercising authority upon them are called benefactors;

Geneva Study Bible

And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called {k} benefactors.

(k) Have great titles, for so it was the custom to honour princes with some great titles.

People's New Testament

22:25 Benefactors. This very title has often been conferred on Gentile rulers, as Ptolemy Euergetes, Ptolemy, the Benefactor, one of the kings of Egypt.

Wesley's Notes

22:25 They that exercise the most arbitrary authority over them, have from their flatterers the vain title of benefactors.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

25. benefactors-a title which the vanity of princes eagerly coveted.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

22:21-38 How unbecoming is the worldly ambition of being the greatest, to the character of a follower of Jesus, who took upon him the form of a servant, and humbled himself to the death of the cross! In the way to eternal happiness, we must expect to be assaulted and sifted by Satan. If he cannot destroy, he will try to disgrace or distress us. Nothing more certainly forebodes a fall, in a professed follower of Christ, than self-confidence, with disregard to warnings, and contempt of danger. Unless we watch and pray always, we may be drawn in the course of the day into those sins which we were in the morning most resolved against. If believers were left to themselves, they would fall; but they are kept by the power of God, and the prayer of Christ. Our Lord gave notice of a very great change of circumstances now approaching. The disciples must not expect that their friends would be kind to them as they had been. Therefore, he that has a purse, let him take it, for he may need it. They must now expect that their enemies would be more fierce than they had been, and they would need weapons. At the time the apostles understood Christ to mean real weapons, but he spake only of the weapons of the spiritual warfare. The sword of the Spirit is the sword with which the disciples of Christ must furnish themselves.


Matthew 20:25 But Jesus called them to Himself and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them.
Mark 10:42 Calling them to Himself, Jesus said to them, "You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great men exercise authority over them. (NASB ©1995)

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And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.

Mt 20:25-28 Mr 10:41-45

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