Matthew 20:26

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But don't act like them. If you want to be great, you must be the servant of all the others.

Cross References

Ezekiel 24:13

Jerusalem is so full of sin and evil that I can't get it clean, even though I have tried. It will stay filthy until I let loose my fierce anger against it.

Matthew 20:27

And if you want to be first, you must be the slave of the rest.

Matthew 25:44

Then the people will ask, “Lord, when did we fail to help you when you were hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in jail?”

Matthew 27:55

Many women had come with Jesus from Galilee to be of help to him, and they were there, looking on at a distance.

Mark 10:43

But don't act like them. If you want to be great, you must be the servant of all the others.

Mark 10:45

The Son of Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his life to rescue many people.

Mark 9:35

After Jesus sat down and told the twelve disciples to gather around him, he said, “If you want the place of honour, you must become a slave and serve others!”

Luke 18:14

Then Jesus said, “When the two men went home, it was the tax collector and not the Pharisee who was pleasing to God. If you put yourself above others, you will be put down. But if you humble yourself, you will be honoured.”

Luke 22:26

But don't be like them. The most important one of you should be like the least important, and your leader should be like a servant.

John 18:36

Jesus answered, “My kingdom doesn't belong to this world. If it did, my followers would have fought to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. No, my kingdom doesn't belong to this world.”

Acts 13:5

They arrived at Salamis and began to preach God's message in the Jewish meeting places. They also had John as a helper.

2 Corinthians 1:24

We are not bosses who tell you what to believe. We are working with you to make you glad, because your faith is strong.

2 Timothy 1:18

I pray that the Lord Jesus will ask God to show mercy to Onesiphorus on the day of judgment. You know how much he helped me in Ephesus.

Philemon 1:13

I would like to keep him here with me, where he could take your place in helping me while I am here in prison for preaching the good news.

Hebrews 1:14

Angels are merely spirits sent to serve people who are going to be saved.

1 Peter 4:11

If you have the gift of speaking, preach God's message. If you have the gift of helping others, do it with the strength that God supplies. Everything should be done in a way that will bring honour to God because of Jesus Christ, who is glorious and powerful for ever. Amen.

1 Peter 5:3

Don't be bossy to those people who are in your care, but set an example for them.

Revelation 17:6

I could tell that the woman was drunk on the blood of God's people who had given their lives for Jesus. This surprising sight amazed me,