Matthew 20:26
It shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be the greater among you, let him be your minister:
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 he that will be first among you, shall be your servant.
Cross References
Matthew 23:8But be not you called Rabbi. For one is your master; and all you are brethren.
Matthew 27:55And there were there many women afar off, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
Mark 10:43But it is not so among you: but whosoever will be greater, shall be your minister.
Luke 14:7And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:
John 18:36Jesus answered: My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would certainly strive that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now my kingdom is not from hence.
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 →