Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 22:27

"For which is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am in the midst of you as he that serveth." — Luke 22:27 (ASV)

For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.

For he had just then taken a towel, and girded himself, and washed their feet, so becoming Servus servorum, the Servant of servants, though he was truly the King of kings.

For whether is greater, he that sits at meat, or he that serves? Is not he that sits at meat? But I am among you as he that serves.

He served in the very humblest capacity, for did he not even wash the disciples' feet? And if he, who was the greatest of all, thus condescended to perform the lowliest service, who among us is so lifted up as to suppose that no common work is good enough for him? Brothers, we must be humble, or else we will be humbled.

And let me remark that the latter experience is by no means a pleasant one, while the former experience is most sweet and gracious. God give us the grace to be humble!