23 This got them debating among themselves about which one of them it might be who was going to do that 24 [ref]and it soon turned into a dispute between them about which one of them was the greatest, 25 so Yeshua said, “In other countries, the kings are the master over the people and they call themselves ‘benefactors’ of those they have authority over. 26 [ref]But all of you shouldn’t be like that, but rather the greatest one of you should become like the youngest, and the one who leads you all should become like the servant. 27 [ref]Because who is greater: the one on the couch, or the one who’s serving? Isn’t it the one on the couch? But among all of you, I’m like the one serving 28 and you all are the ones who have stuck with me even in my trials.

29 “And I’m making an agreement with you (just like my father agreed that the kingdom would be mine), 30 [ref]so that you all will be able to eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you’ll sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.