Matthew 20:26

New English Translation

It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

Cross References

Ezekiel 24:13

You mix uncleanness with obscene conduct. I tried to cleanse you, but you are not clean. You will not be cleansed from your uncleanness until I have exhausted my anger on you.

Matthew 20:27

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave –

Matthew 25:44

Then they too will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not give you whatever you needed?’

Matthew 27:55

Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and given him support were also there, watching from a distance.

Mark 10:43

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

Mark 10:45

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Mark 9:35

After he sat down, he called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”

Luke 18:14

I tell you that this man went down to his home justified rather than the Pharisee. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Luke 22:26

Not so with you; instead the one who is greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the one who serves.

John 18:36

Jesus replied, “My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my servants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish authorities. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.”

Acts 13:5

When they arrived in Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. (Now they also had John as their assistant.)

2 Corinthians 1:24

I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.

2 Timothy 1:18

May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus.

Philemon 1:13

I wanted to keep him so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.

Hebrews 1:14

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation?

1 Peter 4:11

Whoever speaks, let it be with God’s words. Whoever serves, do so with the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 5:3

And do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.

Revelation 17:6

I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of those who testified to Jesus. I was greatly astounded when I saw her.