Matthew 20:26
Not so shall it be among you; but whoever desires to be great among you shall be your servant,
Weymouth NT (1912)
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 whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant;
Cross References
Matthew 23:8"As for you, do not accept the title of `Rabbi,' for one alone is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.
Matthew 27:55And there were a number of women there looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee ministering to His necessities;
Mark 10:43but it is not to be so among you. No, whoever desires to be great among you must be your servant;
Luke 14:7Then, when He noticed that the invited guests chose the best seats, He used this as an illustration and said to them,
John 18:36"My kingdom," replied Jesus, "does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my subjects would have resolutely fought to save me from being delivered up to the Jews. But, as a matter of fact, my kingdom has not this origin."
2 Corinthians 1:24Not that we want to lord it over you in respect of your faith--we do, however, desire to help your joy--for in the matter of your faith you are standing firm.
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 →