Matthew 20:26
but it must not be so among you. Rather, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
Family 35 New Testament
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 wants to be first among you must be your slave;
Cross References
Matthew 23:8“But you (pl.), do not be called ‘Rabbi’; because your Teacher is one, the Christ, and you are all brothers.
Matthew 27:55Many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were also there looking on from a distance;
Mark 10:43But it must not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you must be your servant,
Luke 14:7Then He told a parable to those who were invited, having observed how they kept trying for the best places, saying to them:
John 18:36Jesus answered: “ My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my subjects would fight so that I not be delivered to the Jews; but now my kingdom is not from here.”
2 Corinthians 1:24(Not that we have control over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for it is by faith that you stand firm.)
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 →