But Jesus called them to him and said: you know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. Jesus' call of the ten and the teaching that follows is the Community Discourse's first-last principle applied to the specific situation of status competition among the twelve. The Gentile pattern of leadership is characterized by lording it over and exercising authority — the exercise of power over those beneath.

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