Matthew 20:27

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;

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In The King James Version

And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

In Context

26but it must not be so among you. Rather, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

28just like the Son of the Man—He did not come to be served but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

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Cross References

Matthew 18:4Therefore whoever will humble himself like this little child, he is the greater in the kingdom of the heavens.

Luke 22:26But not so with you—rather let the greater among you become as the younger, and he who leads as he who serves.

Romans 1:14I am a debtor both to Greeks and to non-Greeks, both to wise and to foolish.

2 Corinthians 4:5Now we do not proclaim ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Sovereign, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake;

2 Corinthians 11:23Are they ministers of Christ? (I'm being irrational) I am more: in labors more abundantly, in beatings beyond count, in prison more frequently, in ‘deaths’ often —

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 →

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