Matthew 20:26
But thus shall it not be with you. But whosoever will be a great man among you, let him be your servant;
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
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
27and whosoever will be first, let him be your slave.
Cross References
Matthew 23:8But be not ye called Rabbi, for one is your leader, the Messiah; and ye all are brethren.
Matthew 27:55Now there were many women on the spot, looking on at a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
Mark 10:43But it shall not be so with you: but whosoever will be great among you let him be your servant:
Luke 14:7Then he spake to those who were invited, a parable, when he observed how they chose the principal seats; saying unto them,
John 18:36Jesus replied, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom had been of this world, then would my servants have struggled hard, that I should not have been delivered up to the Jews: but now my kingdom is not from hence.
2 Corinthians 1:24not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow-helpers of your joy; for by faith ye stand.
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 →