Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, New Living Translation But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, English Standard Version It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, Berean Standard Bible It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, Berean Literal Bible Thus will it not be among you. But whoever wishes to become great among you, he will be your servant; King James Bible But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; New King James Version Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. New American Standard Bible It is not this way among you, but whoever wants to become prominent among you shall be your servant, NASB 1995 “It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, NASB 1977 “It is not so among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, Legacy Standard Bible It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, Amplified Bible It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, Christian Standard Bible It must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, Holman Christian Standard Bible It must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, American Standard Version Not so shall it be among you: but whosoever would become great among you shall be your minister; Aramaic Bible in Plain English “It will not be so among you, but whoever wants to be great among you, let him be one who waits on you.” Contemporary English Version But don't act like them. If you want to be great, you must be the servant of all the others. Douay-Rheims Bible It shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be the greater among you, let him be your minister: English Revised Version Not so shall it be among you: but whosoever would become great among you shall be your minister; GOD'S WORD® Translation But that's not the way it's going to be among you. Whoever wants to become great among you will be your servant. Good News Translation This, however, is not the way it shall be among you. If one of you wants to be great, you must be the servant of the rest; International Standard Version That's not the way it should be among you. Instead, whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant, Literal Standard Version but not so will it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your servant; Majority Standard Bible But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, New American Bible But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant; NET Bible It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant, New Revised Standard Version It will not be so among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, New Heart English Bible It will not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you must be your servant. Webster's Bible Translation But it shall not be so among you: but whoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; Weymouth New Testament Not so shall it be among you; but whoever desires to be great among you shall be your servant, World English Bible It shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. Young's Literal Translation but not so shall it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your ministrant; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Mother's Request…25But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them. 26 It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 27and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—… Cross References Matthew 20:27 and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave-- Matthew 23:11 The greatest among you shall be your servant. Mark 9:35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all." Mark 10:43 But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, Luke 22:26 But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves. Treasury of Scripture But it shall not be so among you: but whoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; it. Matthew 23:8-12 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren… Mark 9:35 And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. Mark 10:43,45 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: … minister. Matthew 25:44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Matthew 27:55 And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: Ezekiel 24:13 In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee. Jump to Previous Amongst Desire Desires Great Instead Minister Ministrant Servant Wants Way WishesJump to Next Amongst Desire Desires Great Instead Minister Ministrant Servant Wants Way WishesMatthew 20 1. Jesus, by the parable of the laborers in the vineyard, shows that God is debtor unto no man;17. foretells his passion; 20. by answering the mother of Zebedee's children, teaches his disciples to be humble; 29. and gives two blind men their sight. (26) Whosoever will be great.--Better, whosoever wisheth to be great. The man who was conscious, as the disciples were, of the promptings of ambition was at once to satisfy and purify them by finding his greatness in active service; not because that service leads to greatness of the type which natural ambition seeks for, but because it is in itself the truest and highest greatness.Verse 26. - It shall not be so among you. There is good authority for reading "is" instead of "shall be." The new order of things was already prepared. In Messiah's kingdom a contrary rule holds good. There the governors rule solely for the good of the flock, with no self-seeking, and serving no private interests. Whosoever will be (ο{ς ἐὰν θέλη... γενέσθαι: whosoever would fain become) great among you... minister (διάκονος). Taking for granted that there will be ranks and gradations of office in the Church, Christ lays down the rule that men become governors therein in order that they may serve their brethren, be the ministers of those who are subject to them. So the pope, in his official documents, with a verbally proper humility, terms himself, "Servus servorum Dei." Parallel Commentaries ... Greek It shall not beἔσται (estai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. this way οὕτως (houtōs) Adverb Strong's 3779: Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows). among ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. you. ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. Instead, ἀλλ’ (all’) Conjunction Strong's 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. whoever ὃς (hos) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. wants θέλῃ (thelē) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. to become γενέσθαι (genesthai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. great μέγας (megas) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense. among ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. you ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. must be ἔσται (estai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. servant, διάκονος (diakonos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1249: Probably from an obsolete diako; an attendant, i.e. a waiter; specially, a Christian teacher and pastor. Links Matthew 20:26 NIVMatthew 20:26 NLT Matthew 20:26 ESV Matthew 20:26 NASB Matthew 20:26 KJV Matthew 20:26 BibleApps.com Matthew 20:26 Biblia Paralela Matthew 20:26 Chinese Bible Matthew 20:26 French Bible Matthew 20:26 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 20:26 It shall not be so among you (Matt. Mat Mt) |