Matthew 20:26

but not so will it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him 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

25and Jesus having called them near, said, “You have known that the rulers of the nations exercise lordship over them, and those [who are] great exercise authority over them,

27and whoever may will among you to be first, let him be your servant;

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Cross References

Matthew 23:8And you may not be called Rabbi, for one is your teacher—the Christ, and you are all brothers;

Matthew 27:55And there were there many women beholding from afar, who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him,

Mark 10:43but not so will it be among you; but whoever may will to become great among you, he will be your minister,

Luke 14:7And He spoke an allegory to those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying to them,

John 18:36Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if My kingdom were of this world, My officers had struggled that I might not be delivered up to Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.”

2 Corinthians 1:24not that we are lords over your faith, but we are workers together with your joy, for by faith you stand.

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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