καὶ καθίσας, etc.: every word here betokens a deliberate attempt to school the disciples in humility. The Master takes His seat (καθίσας), calls His scholars with a magisterial tone (ἐφώνησεν, for various senses in which used, vide references, Matthew 20:32) the Twelve (τοὺς δ.), called to an important vocation, and needing thorough discipline to be of service in it. εἴ τις θέλει, etc.: the direct answer to the question under discussion who the greatest? = greatness comes by humility (ἔσχατος), and service (διάκονος).

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