Matthew 20:27
And, whosoever shall desire, among you, to be first, shall be, your servant:—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 18:4Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this child, the same, is the greatest, in the kingdom of the heavens;
Luke 22:26But, ye, not so! On the contrary—the greater among you, Let him become as, the younger, and, he that governeth, as, he that ministereth,
Romans 1:14Both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to wise and to unwise, a debtor, I am:
2 Corinthians 4:5For, not ourselves, do we proclaim, but Christ Jesus, as Lord, and, ourselves, as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
2 Corinthians 11:23Ministers of Christ, are they? As one deranged I am talking, I, above measure!—in toils, superabundantly, in prisons, superabundantly, in stripes, to excess, in deaths, oft,—
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 →