Matthew 20:27
and whoever desireth to be first among you, will be your servant;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
In Context
26Not so shall it be among you; but whoever desireth to become great among you, will be your minister;
28even as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Cross References
Matthew 18:4Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Luke 22:26But it is not to be so with you; but let the greatest among you be as the youngest; and he that is chief, as he that serveth.
Romans 1:14I am debtor both to Greeks and barbarians, both to the wise and the unwise.
2 Corinthians 4:5For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves your bond-servants for Jesus' sake.
2 Corinthians 11:23Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as beside myself,) I am more; in labors more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often;
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 →