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 heathen lord it over them, and their great men tyrannize over them. ²⁶  It is not to be so among you, but whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant, ²⁷ and whoever wants to hold the first place among you must be your slave,

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Mark 9:35

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

Mark 10:43

but it is not to be so among you. Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

Matthew 23:8-12

But you must not let people call you 'Rabbi,' for you have only one teacher, and you are all brothers.

Matthew 25:44

Then they in their turn will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or in need of clothes, or sick, or in prison, and did not wait upon you?'

Matthew 27:55

There were several women there watching from a distance who had followed Jesus from Galilee to wait upon him,

Mark 10:45

For the Son of Man himself has not come to be waited on, but to wait on other people, and to give his life to free many others."

Luke 14:7-11

He noticed that the guests picked out the best places, and he gave them this illustration:

Luke 18:14

I tell you, it was he who went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the man who humbles himself will be exalted."

John 18:36

Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not a kingdom of this world. If my kingdom were a kingdom of this world, my men would have fought to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom has no such origin."

Acts 13:5

When they reached Salamis, they proclaimed God's message in the Jewish synagogues. They had John with them as their assistant.

2 Corinthians 1:24

Not that we are the masters of you and your faith; we are working with you to make you happy, for in your faith you stand firm enough.

2 Corinthians 10:4-10

for the weapons I use are not earthly ones, but divinely strong for destroying fortresses.

2 Timothy 1:18

The Lord grant that he may be shown mercy by the Lord on that Day! And you know well enough how he helped me at Ephesus.

Hebrews 1:14

Are not the angels all spirits in service, whom he sends on his errands for the good of those who are destined to possess salvation?

1 Peter 4:11

If one preaches, let him do it like one who utters the words of God; if one does some service, let him do it as with strength which God supplies, so that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 5:3

and not as tyrannizing over those in your charge but proving models for the flock;

3 John 1:9-10

I have written briefly to the church, but Diotrephes who likes to be their leader will not accept what I say.

Revelation 13:11-17

Then I saw another animal come up out of the land. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon.

Revelation 17:6

I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God's people, and the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. When I saw her I was perfectly amazed,