Matthew 20:26
Not so shall it be among you: but whosoever would become great among you shall be your minister;
American Standard Version
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 whosoever would be first among you shall be your servant:
Cross References
Matthew 23:8But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your teacher, and all ye are brethren.
Matthew 27:55And many women were there beholding from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
Mark 10:43But it is not so among you: but whosoever would become great among you, shall be your minister;
Luke 14:7And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,
John 18:36Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
2 Corinthians 1:24Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for in faith ye stand fast.
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 →