Matthew 23:11
The greatest among you will be your servant.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
In Context
10Don't let people call you ‘Teacher.’ Only one is your Teacher, the Messiah.
12Those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great.
Cross References
Matthew 20:26It shall not be like that for you. Whoever among you wants to be the most important will be your servant.
Luke 22:26But it should not be so with you! Whoever is highest among you should be like the lowest, and the leader should be like a servant.
1 Corinthians 9:19Even though I am free and serve no one, I have placed myself in service to everyone so that I might gain more.
2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? (I know I'll sound like I'm crazy, talking like this.) But I have done so much more. I've worked harder, been imprisoned more often, whipped more times than I can count, faced death time and again.
Philippians 2:5The attitude you should have is the same as that of 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 →