Thus Jesus makes pronouncements such as “many who are first will be last, and the last, first” (Mark 10:31; Luke 13:30; Mark 9:35; Matt. 20:16); “whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted” (Matt. 23:12; Luke 14:11; 18:14; cf. Matt. 18:4); and “the one who is greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the servant” (Luke 22:26).
