Matthew 20:26
Among you it is not so.
Open English Bible (US)
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
Cross References
Matthew 23:8But do not allow yourselves to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have only one teacher, and you yourselves are all brothers and sisters.
Matthew 27:55There were many women there, watching from a distance, who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee and had been attending on him.
Mark 10:43But among you it is not so. No, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
Luke 14:7Observing that the guests were choosing the best places for themselves, Jesus told them this parable –
John 18:36“My kingly power,” replied Jesus, “is not due to this world. If it had been so, my servants would be doing their utmost to prevent my being given up to the authorities; but my kingly power is not from the world.”
2 Corinthians 1:24I do not mean that we are to dictate to you with regard to your faith; on the contrary, we work with you for your true happiness; indeed, it is through your faith that you are standing 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 →