Matthew 23:11
But let him that is greatest among you be your minister: and whosoever will exalt himself shall be abased,
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
In Context
10neither be ye called masters; for one is your master, even Christ.
12and whosoever will humble himself shall be exalted.
Cross References
Matthew 20:26it shall not be so among you; but whosoever would be great among you, let him be your minister, and whoever would be chief among you,
Luke 22:26But ye shall not do so: but let the greatest among you be as the younger; and he that presides as he that serveth.
1 Corinthians 9:19For though I am free from all, yet I have made myself a servant to all, that I might gain the more.
2 Corinthians 11:23so am I: are they ministers of Christ? (if I may speak as a fool) I am more: in labors more abundant, in stripes far exceeding, in prisons more frequently, and often even in deaths.
Philippians 2:5Let the same 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 →