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
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,
American Standard Version
Not so shall it be among you: but whosoever would become great among you shall be your minister;
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;
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, 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: -
Phrases
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.