Matthew 20:26

A Request By The Mother Of James And John

²⁵ But Jesus calling them to Him, said, You know that the rulers of the Gentiles domineer over them, and the great ones exercise authority over them. ²⁶  It shall not be so among you; but whosoever may wish to be great among you, shall be your servant; ²⁷ and whosoever may wish to be first among you, shall be your slave:

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Mark 9:35

And sitting down, He called the twelve; and says to them, If any one wishes to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.

Mark 10:43

But it is not so among you: but whosoever may wish to be great among you, shall be your servant:

Matthew 23:8-12

But be ye not called Doctor: for One is your teacher; and you are all brothers.

Matthew 25:44

Then will they also respond, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and ministered not unto thee?

Matthew 27:55

And many women were there looking on from a distance, who followed Jesus from Galilee to minister unto Him,

Mark 10:45

for the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His soul a ransom for many.

Luke 14:7-11

And He spoke a parable to those whom He had called, warning them that they should not choose the first couches; saying to them,

Luke 18:14

I say unto you, He went down to his house justified rather than the other: because every one exalting himself shall be abased; and the one humbling himself shall be exalted.

John 18:36

Jesus responded, My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would fight for me, in order that I might not be delivered to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not from thence.

Acts 13:5

And being in Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they also had John as their helper.

2 Corinthians 1:24

not that we domineer over your faith, but we are fellow-workers of your joy: for by faith you stand.

2 Corinthians 10:4-10

for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty to God unto the pulling down of strongholds;

2 Timothy 1:18

May the Lord grant unto him to find mercy with the Lord in that day. And so many things as he ministered in Ephesus, you know better.

Hebrews 1:14

Are not all these ministering spirits, having been sent forth unto ministration for the sake of those who are about to inherit salvation?

1 Peter 4:11

if any one speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any one ministers, as from the strength which God supplies; in order that God may be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ; to whom there is glory and power unto the ages of the ages. Amen.

1 Peter 5:3

Not as domineering over the heritages, but having become examples of the flock:

3 John 1:9-10

I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, loving the preeminence over them, does not receive us.

Revelation 13:11-17

And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he continued to speak as the dragon.

Revelation 17:6

And I saw the woman drunken from the blood of the saints, and from the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and seeing her, I was astonished with great astonishment.