Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
Not so shall it be among you: but whosoever would become great among you shall be your minister;
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
Holman Bible
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,
A Conservative Version
But it shall not be so among you. Rather whoever wants to become great among you, he shall be your helper,
Amplified
An Understandable Version
But it will not be this way among you, for whoever would like to become important among you will become your servant.
Anderson New Testament
It shall not be so among you. But whoever will be great among you, let him be your minister.
Bible in Basic English
Let it not be so among you: but if anyone has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant;
Common New Testament
Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you must be your servant.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but it must not be so among you: on the contrary, whoever would rise among you, let him be your minister.
Darby Translation
It shall not be thus amongst you, but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your servant;
Godbey New Testament
It shall not be so among you; but whosoever may wish to be great among you, shall be your servant;
Goodspeed New Testament
It is not to be so among you, but whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,
John Wesley New Testament
It shall not be so among you; but whosoever desireth to be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever desireth to be chief among you, let him be your servant:
Julia Smith Translation
But it shall not be so among you; but whoever should wish to be great among you, let him be your attendant;
King James 2000
But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
Lexham Expanded Bible
It will not be like this among you! But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
Modern King James verseion
However, it shall not be so among you. But whoever desires to be great among you, let him be your servant.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
It shall not be so among you: But whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister,
Moffatt New Testament
not so with you. Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,
Montgomery New Testament
"Not so shall it be among you. But whoever among you wishes to become great, shall be your minister,
NET Bible
It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,
New Heart English Bible
It shall not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you must be your servant.
Noyes New Testament
Not so shall it be among you; but whoever desireth to become great among you, will be your minister;
Sawyer New Testament
But whoever wishes to be great among you, let him be your minister;
The Emphasized Bible
Not so, is it, among you, - but, whosoever shall desire, among you, to become, great, shall be, your minister;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But thus shall it not be with you. But whosoever will be a great man among you, let him be your servant;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Among you it is not so.
Webster
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,
Williams New Testament
It is not to be so among you, but whoever wants to be great among you must 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.
Worrell New Testament
Not so shall it be among you;
Worsley New Testament
it shall not be so among you; but whosoever would be great among you, let him be your minister, and whoever would be chief among you,
Youngs Literal Translation
but not so shall it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your ministrant;
Themes
Apostles » Humility urged upon
Greatness » The greatest of men
God, greatness of » True, general references to
Topics
Interlinear
De
Esomai
ἔστω ἔστωσαν
Esto
Usage: 10
En
ἐν
En
Usage: 2128
Humin
ὑμῖν
Humin
Usage: 293
Hos
thelo
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 20:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Request By The Mother Of James And John
25 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 26 Not so shall it be among you: but whosoever would become great among you shall be your minister; 27 and whosoever would be first among you shall be your servant:
Phrases
Cross References
Mark 9:35
And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he saith unto them, If any man would be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.
Mark 10:43
But it is not so among you: but whosoever would become great among you, shall be your minister;
Ezekiel 24:13
In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have cleansed thee and thou wast not cleansed, thou shalt not be cleansed from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my wrath toward thee to rest.
Matthew 23:8-12
But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your teacher, and all ye are brethren.
Matthew 25:44
Then shall they also answer, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, 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 from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
Mark 10:45
For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Luke 14:7-11
And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,
Luke 18:14
I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; but he that humbleth 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 should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
Acts 13:5
And when they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John as their attendant.
2 Corinthians 1:24
Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for in faith ye stand fast.
2 Corinthians 10:4-10
(for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds),
2 Timothy 1:18
(the Lord grant unto him to find mercy of the Lord in that day); and in how many things he ministered at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
Hebrews 1:14
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation?
1 Peter 4:11
if any man speaketh,'speaking as it were oracles of God; is any man ministereth, ministering as of the strength which God supplieth: that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, whose is the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 5:3
neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock.
3 John 1:9-10
I wrote somewhat unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
Revelation 13:11-17
And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like unto lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
Revelation 17:6
And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I wondered with a great wonder.