Matthew 20:26
But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
Majority Standard Bible
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
27and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—
Cross References
Matthew 23:8But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brothers.
Matthew 27:55And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.
Mark 10:43But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
Luke 14:7When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:
John 18:36Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”
2 Corinthians 1:24Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith 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 →