Matthew 20:27
25 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
29 And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—
- KJV
- And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
- WEB
- Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant,
- ASV
- and whosoever would be first among you shall be your servant:
- DARBY
- and whosoever will be first among you, let him be your bondman;
- BLB
- and whoever may want to be first among you⁺, he will be your⁺ slave—
- ÅB
- og den som vil være den første blant dere, han skal være slaven deres –
- OTB
- og den som vil være først, må være deres tjener—
- B1930
- og den som vil være den første blandt eder, han skal være eders træl,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 22:26
But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
Read in contextMark 9:33–35
And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?
Read in contextMatthew 18:4
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:5
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.
Read in contextRomans 1:14
I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
Read in contextActs 20:34–35
Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.
Read in context1 Corinthians 9:19–23
For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
Read in context2 Corinthians 11:23–27
Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
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