Matthew 20:27 - The Scriptures 1998

²⁷ “And whoever wishes to be first among you, let him be your servant,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁷ and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ And whoever desires to be first among you must be your slave–

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ and whosoever would be first among you shall be your servant:

Common English Bible

²⁷ Whoever wants to be first among you will be your slave—

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ And whoever will want to be first among you, he shall be your servant,

Matthew 20:27 Cross References

Matthew 18:4

“Whoever then humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the reign of the heavens.

Matthew 20:26

“But it shall not be so among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you, let him be your servant.

Matthew 20:28

even as the Son of Aḏ

Luke 22:26

“But not so with you, but let him who is greatest among you be as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves.

Romans 1:14

I am a debtor both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to wise and to foolish.

2 Corinthians 11:5

For I reckon that I am not inferior to the most eminent emissaries.

2 Corinthians 12:15

And I shall most gladly spend and be spent for your lives. If I love you more and more, am I to be loved less?

2 Corinthians 4:5

For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Messiah יהושע  the Master, and ourselves your servants for the sake of יהושע.