Matthew 20:26

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It shall not be this way among you. But whoever will want to be greater among you, let him be your minister.

Cross References

Ezekiel 24:13

Your uncleanness is execrable. For I wanted to cleanse you, and you have not been cleansed from your filth. So then, neither will you be cleansed before I cause my indignation over you to cease.

Matthew 20:27

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

Matthew 25:44

Then they will also answer him, saying: 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to you?'

Matthew 27:55

And in that place, there were many women, at a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him.

Mark 10:43

But it is not to be this way among you. Instead, whoever would become greater shall be your minister;

Mark 10:45

So, too, the Son of man has not come so that they would minister to him, but so that he would minister and would give his life as a redemption for many."

Mark 9:35

And taking a child, he set him in their midst. And when he had embraced him, he said to them:

Luke 18:14

I say to you, this one descended to his house justified, but not the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled; and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."

Luke 22:26

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.

John 18:36

Jesus responded: "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my ministers would certainly strive so that I would not be handed over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not now from here."

Acts 13:5

And when they had arrived at Salamis, they were preaching the Word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they also had John in the ministry.

2 Corinthians 1:24

not because we have dominion over your faith, but because we are assistants of your joy. For by faith you stand.

2 Timothy 1:18

May the Lord grant to him to obtain mercy from the Lord in that day. And you know well in how many ways he has ministered to me at Ephesus.

Philemon 1:13

I myself wanted to retain him with me, so that he might minister to me, on your behalf, while I am in the chains of the Gospel.

Hebrews 1:14

Are they not all spirits of ministration, sent to minister for the sake of those who shall receive the inheritance of salvation?

1 Peter 4:11

When anyone speaks, it should be like words of God. When anyone ministers, it should be from the virtue that God provides, so that in all things God may be honored through Jesus Christ. To him is glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 5:3

not so as to dominate by means of the clerical state, but so as to be formed into a flock from the heart.

Revelation 17:6

And I saw that the woman was inebriated from the blood of the saints and from the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And I was amazed, when I had seen her, with a great wonder.