Discovery BoxLuke 22:26-27 
Context22:26 Not so with you; 1 instead the one who is greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader 2 like the one who serves. 3 22:27 For who is greater, the one who is seated at the table, 4 or the one who serves? Is it not 5 the one who is seated at the table? But I am among you as one 6 who serves.
1 tn Grk “But you are not thus.”
2 tn Or “the ruler.”
3 sn And the leader like the one who serves. Leadership was not to be a matter of privilege and special status, but of service. All social status is leveled out by these remarks. Jesus himself is the prime example of the servant-leader.
4 tn Grk “who reclines at table,” as 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest to the low table and the feet farthest away.
5 tn The interrogative particle used here in the Greek text (οὐχί, ouci) expects a positive reply.
6 sn Jesus’ example of humble service, as one who serves, shows that the standard for a disciple is different from that of the world. For an example see John 13:1-17.
