Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Not so, is it, among you, - but, whosoever shall desire, among you, to become, great, shall be, your minister;

New American Standard Bible

It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant,

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

It must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

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,

American Standard Version

Not so shall it be among you: but whosoever would become great among you shall be your minister;

Amplified

It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant,

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;

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

it shall
ἔσομαι 
Esomai 
shall be, will be, be, shall have, shall come to pass, shall, not tr,
Usage: 83

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

be
ἔσομαι 
Esomai 
ἔστω ἔστωσαν 
Esto 
shall be, will be, be, shall have, shall come to pass, shall, not tr,
let be, be, not tr
Usage: 83
Usage: 10

so
οὕτω 
Houto 
Usage: 146

ἐν 
En 
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128
Usage: 2128

you
ὑμῖν 
Humin 
ὑμῖν 
Humin 
you, ye, your, not tr,
you, ye, your, not tr,
Usage: 293
Usage: 293

but
ἀλλά 
Alla 
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
Usage: 461

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

will be
θέλω ἐθέλω 
thelo 
will/would, will/would have, desire, desirous, list, to will,
Usage: 136

μέγας 
megas 
Usage: 167

γίνομαι 
Ginomai 
be, come to pass, be made, be done, come, become, God forbid , arise, have, be fulfilled, be married to, be preferred, not tr, , vr done
Usage: 531

ὑμῶν 
Humon 
your, you, ye, yours, not tr.,
Usage: 371

References

American

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Watsons

Context Readings

A Request By The Mother Of James And John

25 But, Jesus, calling them near, said - Ye know that, the rulers of the nations, lord it over them, and, the great ones, wield authority over them: 26 Not so, is it, among you, - but, whosoever shall desire, among you, to become, great, shall be, your minister; 27 And, whosoever shall desire, among you, to be first, shall be, your servant: -

Cross References

Mark 9:35

And, taking a seat, he addressed the twelve, and saith unto them - If anyone willeth to be, first, he shall be, least of all, and, minister of all.

Mark 10:43

But, not so, it is, among you. But, whosoever desireth to become, great, among you, shall be, your minister,

Ezekiel 24:13

In thine uncleanness, is lewdness; be- cause I purified thee and thou wast not purified, from thine uncleanness, thou shalt not be purified any more, until I have let mine indignation rest upon thee.

Matthew 23:8-12

But, ye, - do not be called Rabbi, - for, one, is your Teacher, and, all ye, are brethren;

Matthew 25:44

Then, will, they also, answer, 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

Now there were there, many women, from afar, beholding, who indeed had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him;

Mark 10:45

For, even the Son of Man, came not to be ministered unto, but minister, - and to give his life, a ransom instead of many.

Luke 14:7-11

And he went on to speak, unto the invited, a parable, - observing how, the first couches, they were choosing; saying unto them -

Luke 18:14

I tell you - This one went down justified, unto his house, rather than that one; because, every one who exalteth himself, shall be abased, but, he that abaseth himself, shall be exalted?

John 18:36

Jesus answered - My kingdom, is not of this world: If, of this world, had been my kingdom, mine own officers, would have been striving, that I should not be delivered up unto the Jews: but, now, my kingdom, is not from hence.

Acts 13:5

And, coming to be in Salamis, they declared the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; - and they had, John also, as an attendant.

2 Corinthians 1:24

Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are, helpers, of your joy, for, by your faith, ye stand.

2 Corinthians 10:4-10

For, the weapons of our warfare, are not fleshly, but mighty, by God, unto a pulling down of strongholds, -

2 Timothy 1:18

The Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord in, that, day; - and, how many times, in Ephesus, he hath ministered, better art, thou, getting to know.

Hebrews 1:14

Are they not, all, spirits, doing public service, - for ministry, sent forth, for the sake of them who are about to inherit salvation?

1 Peter 4:11

If any one speaketh, as oracles of God, if any one ministereth, as of strength which, God, supplieth, - that, in all things, God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, - unto whom are the glory and the dominion, unto the ages of ages. Amen!

1 Peter 5:3

Nor yet as lording it over the allotted portions, but becoming, ensamples, to the beloved flock;

Revelation 13:11-17

And I saw another wild-beast, coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns, like unto a lamb, and began speaking 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 I was astonished, when I beheld her, with great astonishment.

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