Matthew 20:26
Let it not be so among you: but if anyone has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
In Context
27And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him take the lowest place:
Cross References
Matthew 23:8But you may not be named Teacher: for one is your teacher, and you are all brothers.
Matthew 27:55And a number of women were there, watching from a distance, who had come with Jesus from Galilee, waiting on his needs.
Mark 10:43But it is not so among you: but whoever has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant:
Luke 14:7And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,
John 18:36Jesus said in answer, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom was of this world, my disciples would have made a good fight to keep me out of the hands of the Jews: but my kingdom is not here.
2 Corinthians 1:24Not that we have authority over your faith, but we are helpers of your joy: for it is faith which is your support.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 20:21-29
Ambition Corrected. 20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. 21 And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. 22 But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. 23… Read the whole commentary →