Matthew 20:26

It shall not be like that for you. Whoever among you wants to be the most important will be your servant.

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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

25Jesus called them together and told them, “You know that foreign rulers lord it over their subjects, and powerful leaders oppress them.

27Whoever among you wants to be first will be like a slave.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:8Don't let people call you ‘Rabbi.’ Only one is your Master Teacher, and you are all brothers.

Matthew 27:55Many women were also watching from a distance, those who had followed Jesus from Galilee and had supported him.

Mark 10:43But for you it's not like this. Anyone of you who wants to be a ruler must be your servant,

Luke 14:7So he told a story to the guests, noticing how they'd chosen to sit in places of honor.

John 18:36Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it was of this world, my subjects would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from here.”

2 Corinthians 1:24This isn't because we want to dictate how you relate to God, but because we want to help you have a joyful experience—for it's by trusting God 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 →

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