Matthew 23:11
"Whoever is great among you shall be your minister;
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
In Context
10"And call no one ‘Leader,’ because One is your leader, even the Christ.
12"whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.
Cross References
Matthew 20:26"Not so shall it be among you. But whoever among you wishes to become great, shall be your minister,
Luke 22:26"But you shall not be so. But he who is greater among you let him become like the younger; and he who is leader like him who serves.
1 Corinthians 9:19Though free from all men, I make myself the slave of all, that I may win the more.
2 Corinthians 11:23Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as though I were beside myself), such, far, more, am I; in labors more abundant, in imprisonments also more abundant, in floggings beyond measure, in deaths often.
Philippians 2:5Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,
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 →