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 lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. ²⁶ Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you must be your servant. ²⁷ And whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave

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Mark 9:35

And he sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, "If anyone desires to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."

Mark 10:43

But it shall not be so among you. But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

Matthew 23:8-12

But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have only one Master, and you are all brethren.

Matthew 25:44

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

Matthew 27:55

And many women were also there, looking on from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him;

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."

Luke 14:7-11

So he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noted how they chose the places of honor, saying to them:

Luke 18:14

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

John 18:36

Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now my kingship is not from here."

Acts 13:5

When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John as their helper.

2 Corinthians 1:24

Not that we lord it over your faith; but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith.

2 Corinthians 10:4-10

For the weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world, but they have divine power to destroy strongholds.

2 Timothy 1:18

may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that Dayand you know very well all the service he rendered at Ephesus.

Hebrews 1:14

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to serve for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?

1 Peter 4:11

Whoever speaks is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belongs the glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 5:3

not as lording it over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.

3 John 1:9-10

I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not accept what we say.

Revelation 13:11-17

Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb and he spoke like 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. When I saw her, I wondered greatly.