Matthew 23:11
On the contrary, the greatest among you must be your servant.
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In The King James Version
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
In Context
10Neither be called leaders/guides; because your Leader is one, the Christ.
12And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Cross References
Matthew 20:26but it must not be so among you. Rather, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
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.
1 Corinthians 9:19Though being free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, in order that I might win the more:
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 —
Philippians 2:5In fact, let this mindset be in you that 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 →