Matthew 20:27
and who euer among you wole be the firste, he schal be youre seruaunt.
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
In Context
26It schal not be so among you; but who euer wole be maad gretter among you, be he youre mynystre;
28As mannus sone cam not to be seruyd, but to serue, and to yyue his lijf redempcioun for manye.
Cross References
Matthew 18:4Therfor who euer mekith hym as this litil child, he is gretter in the kyngdom of heuenes.
Luke 22:26but he that is grettest among you, be maad as yongere, and he that is bifor goere, as a seruaunt.
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 →