Matthew 20:26

A Request By The Mother Of James And John

²⁵ But Jesus called them to him, and said: You know that the rulers of the Gentiles act as lords over them, and their great men have authority over them. ²⁶ It shall not be so among you. But whoever will be great among you, let him be your minister. ²⁷ And whoever will be first among you, let him be your servant;

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Mark 9:35

And he sat down and called the twelve, and said to them: If any one desires to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.

Mark 10:43

But it shall not be so among you. But whoever desires to be great among you, shall be your minister;

Matthew 23:8-12

But you must not be called Rabbi; for one is your leader, and all of you are brethren.

Matthew 25:44

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

Matthew 27:55

Many women that had followed Jesus from Galilee, and had ministered to him, were there, looking on from a distance.

Mark 10:45

For the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Luke 14:7-11

And he spoke a parable to those who had been invited, when he observed how they were choosing the first places at table; and he said to them:

Luke 18:14

I say to you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For every one that exalts himself, shall be humbled; but he that humbles himself, shall be exalted.

John 18:36

Jesus answered: My kingdom is not of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I might not be delivered up to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not hence.

Acts 13:5

And while they were in Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogue of the Jews; and they had John as their attendant.

2 Corinthians 1:24

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

2 Corinthians 10:4-10

(for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty, through God, for the overthrowing of strongholds,)

2 Timothy 1:18

The Lord grant to him, that he may find mercy from the Lord in that day. And in how many things he ministered to me in Ephesus, you know very well.

Hebrews 1:14

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister to those who shall inherit salvation?

1 Peter 4:11

If any man speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God: if any man acts as a deacon, let him do this as from the strength which God supplies; that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory and strength from age to age. Amen.

1 Peter 5:3

neither as being lords over God's possessions, but being examples to the flock.

3 John 1:9-10

I wrote to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, receives us not.

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 spoke as a dragon.

Revelation 17:6

And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus; and when I saw her, I wondered with great astonishment.