Matthew 20:26 “It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become g…”

Matthew 20:26

It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

World English Bible

It shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant.

American Standard Version

Not so shall it be among you: but whosoever would become great among you shall be your minister;

Geneva Bible 1599

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoeuer will be great among you, let him be your seruant.

Darby Translation

It shall not be thus amongst you, but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your servant;

Young's Literal Translation

but not so shall it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your ministrant;

Bible in Basic English

Let it not be so among you: but if anyone has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant;

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Cross references

“it”

Mark 10:43 Mark 9:35 Mark 10:45 1 Peter 5:3 Luke 18:14 Luke 14:7–11

Mark 10:43 · BSB

But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

Mark 9:35 · BSB

Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”

Mark 10:45 · BSB

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

1 Peter 5:3 · BSB

not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.

Luke 18:14 · BSB

I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Luke 14:7–11 · BSB

When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:

“minister”

1 Peter 4:11 Matthew 25:44 2 Timothy 1:18 Philemon 1:13 Hebrews 1:14 Ezekiel 24:13

1 Peter 4:11 · BSB

If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory…

Matthew 25:44 · BSB

And they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’

2 Timothy 1:18 · BSB

May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.

Philemon 1:13 · BSB

I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel.

Hebrews 1:14 · BSB

Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

Ezekiel 24:13 · BSB

Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

25But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.

27and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—

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