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Source language
Original Greek   
καὶ ὃς ⸀ἂν θέλῃ ἐν ὑμῖν εἶναι πρῶτος ⸀ἔσται ὑμῶν δοῦλος·
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
kai os ran thele en umin einai protos restai umon doulos*

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et qui voluerit inter vos primus esse erit vester servus

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And whoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
Authorized (King James) Version   
and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
New King James Version   
And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave—
21st Century King James Version   
and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant,

Other translations
American Standard Version   
and whosoever would be first among you shall be your servant:
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
“And whoever wants to be first among you let him be a servant to you.”
Darby Bible Translation   
and whosoever will be first among you, let him be your bondman;
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And he that will be first among you, shall be your servant.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
and whosoever would be first among you shall be your servant:
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
and whoever would be first among you must be your slave,
God's Word   
Whoever wants to be most important among you will be your slave.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;
International Standard Version   
and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave.
NET Bible   
and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave--
New American Standard Bible   
and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave;
New International Version   
and whoever wants to be first must be your slave--
New Living Translation   
and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And whoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
Weymouth New Testament   
and whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant;
The World English Bible   
Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant,
EasyEnglish Bible   
The person who wants to be the most important person among you must work hard for everyone else.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
and whoever may will among you to be first, let him be your servant;
New Life Version   
Whoever wants to be first among you, let him be your servant.
Revised Geneva Translation   
“And whoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant;
The Voice Bible   
whoever wants to be first must bind himself as a slave—
Living Bible   
And if you want to be right at the top, you must serve like a slave.
New Catholic Bible   
and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your servant.
Legacy Standard Bible   
and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave;
Jubilee Bible 2000   
and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your slave,
Christian Standard Bible   
and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And whoever desires to be first among you must be your slave—
New Century Version   
Whoever wants to become first among you must serve the rest of you like a slave.
The Message   
When the ten others heard about this, they lost their tempers, thoroughly disgusted with the two brothers. So Jesus got them together to settle things down. He said, “You’ve observed how godless rulers throw their weight around, how quickly a little power goes to their heads. It’s not going to be that way with you. Whoever wants to be great must become a servant. Whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave. That is what the Son of Man has done: He came to serve, not be served—and then to give away his life in exchange for the many who are held hostage.” * * *
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
and whoever wants to be first among you will be your slave—
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
and whoever would be first among you must be your servant;
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave;
New Matthew Bible   
and whoever would be chief, let him be your servant –
Good News Translation®   
and if one of you wants to be first, you must be the slave of the others—
Wycliffe Bible   
and whoever among you will be the first [and whoever among you will be first], he shall be your servant.
New Testament for Everyone   
If any of you wants to be first, he must be the slave of all.
Contemporary English Version   
And if you want to be first, you must be the slave of the rest.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
and whoever would be first among you must be your slave;
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the heathen lord it over them and that their great ones have absolute power? But it must not be so among you. No, whoever among you wants to be great must become the servant of you all, and if he wants to be first among you he must be your slave—just as the Son of Man has not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life to set many others free.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave;
Common English Bible © 2011   
Whoever wants to be first among you will be your slave—
Amplified Bible © 2015   
and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your [willing and humble] slave;
English Standard Version Anglicised   
and whoever would be first among you must be your slave,
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave.
New American Standard Bible   
and whoever desires to be first among you shall be your slave;
The Expanded Bible   
Whoever wants to become first among you must ·serve all of you like a slave [L be slave of all].
Tree of Life Version   
and whoever wants to be first among you shall be your slave—
Revised Standard Version   
and whoever would be first among you must be your slave;
New International Reader's Version   
And anyone who wants to be first must be your slave.
BRG Bible   
And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
Complete Jewish Bible   
and whoever wants to be first must be your slave!
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
Anyone among you who wants to be first will be a servant to the others.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave;
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And whoever wishes among you to be rishon (first) will be your eved (servant).
Names of God Bible   
Whoever wants to be most important among you will be your slave.
Modern English Version   
and whoever would be first among you, let him be your slave,
Easy-to-Read Version   
Whoever wants to be first must serve the rest of you like a slave.
International Children’s Bible   
If one of you wants to become first, then he must serve the rest of you like a slave.
Lexham English Bible   
and whoever wants to be most prominent among you must be your slave—
New International Version - UK   
and whoever wants to be first must be your slave –
Disciples Literal New Testament   
and whoever wants to be first among you shall be your slave—