Verse 25
And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them; and they that have authority over them are called Benefactors.
The kings of the Gentiles ... Here, just as in the similar passages from Matthew and Mark, cited above, the Lord was condemning the pyramidal type of government so characteristic of all nations. He forbade such systems in his kingdom.
Benefactors ... This was "a title carried by the Greek kings of Egypt and Syria,"[14] which was about as incongruous a designation as could be imagined. In all ages, usurpers have loved to call themselves by titles which denied their essential character; nor has the device perished from the earth. Are not such titles as Innocent, Pius, and Boniface exactly of the same quality?
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