Parallel Verses
NET Bible
It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,
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,
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;
The Emphasized Bible
Not so, is it, among you, - but, whosoever shall desire, among you, to become, great, shall 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 called them and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them. 26 It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave --
Phrases
Cross References
Mark 9:35
After he sat down, he called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."
Mark 10:43
But it is not this way among you. Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,
Ezekiel 24:13
You mix uncleanness with obscene conduct. I tried to cleanse you, but you are not clean. You will not be cleansed from your uncleanness until I have exhausted my anger on you.
Matthew 23:8-12
But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have one Teacher and you are all brothers.
Matthew 25:44
Then they too will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not give you whatever you needed?'
Matthew 27:55
Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and given him support were also there, 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
Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,
Luke 18:14
I tell you that this man went down to his home justified rather than the Pharisee. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."
John 18:36
Jesus replied, "My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my servants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish authorities. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here."
Acts 13:5
When they arrived in Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. (Now they also had John as their assistant.)
2 Corinthians 1:24
I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.
2 Corinthians 10:4-10
for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments
2 Timothy 1:18
May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus.
Hebrews 1:14
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation?
1 Peter 4:11
Whoever speaks, let it be with God's words. Whoever serves, do so with the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 5:3
And do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be 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 acknowledge us.
Revelation 13:11-17
Then I saw another beast coming up from the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but was speaking like a dragon.
Revelation 17:6
I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of those who testified to Jesus. I was greatly astounded when I saw her.