And whoever wants to be first must be slave of all — the intensification of verse 43: not merely servant (diakonos, one who serves) but slave (doulos, one who is owned, without rights, entirely at another's disposal). The first in the kingdom is the one who has placed themselves entirely at the disposal of all — no status, no privilege, no exception. The standard is absolute: slave of all means all without qualification.

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