Luke 22:26 - Tree of Life Version

²⁶ But with you, it is not so. Rather, let the one who is greatest among you become like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ But this is not to be so with you; on the contrary, let him who is the greatest among you become like the youngest, and him who is the chief and leader like one who serves.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁶ But ye shall not be so: but he that is the greater among you, let him become as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

Common English Bible

²⁶ But that’s not the way it will be with you. Instead, the greatest among you must become like a person of lower status and the leader like a servant.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ But it must not be so with you. Instead, whoever is greater among you, let him become the lesser. And whoever is the leader, let him become the server.

Luke 22:26 Cross References

Matthew 20:26

It shall not be this way among you. But whoever wants to be great among you shall be your servant,

Mark 10:43

Yet it is not this way among you. But whoever wants to be great among you shall be your servant,

Mark 9:35

Sitting down, He called the Twelve and said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he shall be least of all and the servant of everyone.”

Luke 9:48

He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child in My name, welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me, welcomes the One who sent Me. The one who is the least among all of you is the one who is great.”

Romans 12:2

Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.

1 Peter 5:3

Don’t lord it over those apportioned to you, but become examples to the flock.

1 Peter 5:5

Likewise, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”