Matthew 23:11
But he who is great among you, let him be your servitor.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
In Context
10Neither be ye called Medabronee: for One is your Guide,-the Meshicha.
Cross References
Matthew 20:26but it shall not be so among you; but whoever among you willeth to be great, let him be minister to you.
Luke 22:26But you, not so: yea, he who is great among you, let him be as the least; and he who is chief, as one who serveth.
1 Corinthians 9:19For while free of all men, to all men I subject myself, that the many I may gain.
2 Corinthians 11:23if they are ministers of the Meshiha,-I speak with defectiveness of mind,-I exceed then! In labours I exceed them, in stripes I exceed them, in chains I exceed them, in deaths many times.
Philippians 2:5And feel this in yourselves, which Jeshu the Meshiha (did) also:
Matthew Henry on Matthew 23:2-13
The Scribes and Pharisees Condemned; Cautions against Pride. 1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, 2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: 3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. 4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. 5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men:… Read the whole commentary →