Mark 10:44-45

⁴⁴and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of everyone else.

⁴⁵For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”s

Mark 10 presents a series of teachings on the cost and character of discipleship, set against the backdrop of Jesus' final journey to Jerusalem. Jesus addresses divorce, welcomes children, confronts a rich man's attachment to wealth, and predicts his own suffering. The chapter culmi