Matthew 20:26
It shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant.
World English Bible Catholic
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
27Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant,
Cross References
Matthew 23:8But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi’, for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers.
Matthew 27:55Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.
Mark 10:43But it shall not be so among you, but whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant.
Luke 14:7He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
John 18:36Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not of this world. If my Kingdom were of this world, then my servants would fight, that I wouldn’t be delivered to the Jews. But now my Kingdom is not from here.”
2 Corinthians 1:24We don’t control your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.
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 →