Matthew 23:11
But the greatest of you shall be your servant.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
In Context
10Neither be called leaders; for one is your leader, the Christ.
12And whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Cross References
Matthew 20:26Not so shall it be among you;
Luke 22:26But ye are not so; but let the greatest among you become as the younger, and he that is chief as he that serves.
1 Corinthians 9:19For being free from all men, I made myself servant to all, that I might gain the more.
2 Corinthians 11:23Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as beside myself,) I am more; in labors more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in prisons more abundantly, in deaths often;
Philippians 2:5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus;
Matthew Henry on Matthew 23:2-13
The Scribes and Pharisees Condemned; Cautions against Pride. 1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, 2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: 3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. 4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. 5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men:… Read the whole commentary →