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"But it is not this way with you, but the one who is the greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the servant.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
"But [it is] not this way in this way, thus Adv H3779 οὕτως outōs
with you, but the one usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that H3739    
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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who is the greatest great Adj-NMS-C H3173    
among in, on, at, by, with Prep H1722 ἐν en
you must become to come into being, to happen, to become V-PMM/P-3S H1096 γινέσθω ginesthō
like as, like as, even as, when, since, as long as Adv H5613 ὡς ōs
the youngest, young, new Adj-NMS-C H3501 νεώτερος neōteros
and the leader to lead, suppose V-PPM/P-NMS H2233 ἡγούμενος ēgoumenos
like as, like as, even as, when, since, as long as Adv H5613 ὡς ōs
the servant. to serve, minister V-PPA-NMS H1247 διακονῶν diakonōn

Parallel Verses

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "But it is not this way with you, but the one who is the greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the servant.
King James Bible "But it is But ye shall not this way with you, be so: but the one who he that is the greatest among you must become like you, let him be as the youngest, younger; and the leader like the servant.he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
Berean Bible "But it is But you shall not this way with you, but the one who is be thus. Instead, the greatest among you must become like you, let him be as the youngest, younger; and the leader like one leading, as the servant.one serving.
Hebrew Greek English "But it is not this way with you, but the one who is the greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the servant.