Matthew 20:26

A Request By The Mother Of James And John

²⁵ But Jesus called them and said, You know that the rulers of the nations exercise dominion over them, and they who are great exercise authority over them. ²⁶ However, it shall not be so among you. But whoever desires to be great among you, let him be your servant. ²⁷ And whoever desires to be chief among you, let him be your servant;

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Mark 9:35

And He sat down and called the Twelve and said to them, If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.

Mark 10:43

But it shall not be so among you. But whoever desires to be great among you, let him be your servant.

Ezekiel 24:13

In your defilement is wickedness. Because I have purged you and you were not purged, you shall not be purged from your defilement any more, until I have caused My fury to cease on you.

Matthew 23:8-12

But you must not be called Rabbi, for One is your teacher, Christ, and you are all brothers.

Matthew 25:44

Then they will also answer Him, saying, 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 of the women were there, watching from a distance, those who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, watching from a distance;

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

And He put forth a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose out the chief places, 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 shall be abased, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.

John 18:36

Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would fight so that I might not be delivered to the Jews. But now My kingdom is not from here.

Acts 13:5

And when they were at Salamis, they announced the Word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they also had John as an assistant.

2 Corinthians 1:24

Not that we have dominion over your faith, but we are helpers of your joy; for by faith you stand.

2 Corinthians 10:4-10

For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds,

2 Timothy 1:18

May the Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that Day. And in what things he ministered to me at Ephesus, you know very well.

Hebrews 1:14

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for those who shall be heirs of salvation?

1 Peter 4:11

If anyone speaks, let it be as the words of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as of the ability which God gives, so that God may be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory, and the might forever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 5:3

nor as lording it over those allotted to you by God, but becoming examples to the flock.

3 John 1:9-10

I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, did not receive us.

Revelation 13:11-17

And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. And it 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 martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with a great marveling.