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 gentiles exercise lordship over them, and the great exercise authority over them; but it shall not be so among you. ²⁶  But whoever wishes to be great among you, let him be your minister; ²⁷ and whoever wishes to be first 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 any one wishes to be first, he shall he last of all, and a servant of all.

Mark 10:43

but it shall not be so with you. But whoever wishes to be great among you, let him be your minister;

Matthew 23:8-12

But do not you be called Rabbi; For one is your teacher, and you are all brothers.

Matthew 25:44

Then shall they also answer and say, Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not serve you?

Matthew 27:55

And there were many women there, beholding from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, to wait upon him;

Mark 10:45

For the Son of man also came not to be served, but to serve and to give his life a ransom for many.

Luke 14:7-11

And he spoke a parable to the invited, when he observed how they selected the first places at the table; saying to them,

Luke 18:14

I tell you this man went down to his house justified rather than that; for every one that exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

John 18:36

Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom had been of this world my officers would have fought for me, that I should not be given up to the Jews; but now my kingdom is not here.

Acts 13:5

and coming to Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they also had John for a servant.

2 Corinthians 1:24

Not that we are lords of your faith, but co-laborers of your joy; for you stand firm by the faith.

2 Corinthians 10:4-10

for the arms of our warfare are not of flesh, but mighty with God to the pulling down of strongholds,

2 Timothy 1:18

The Lord grant him to find mercy with the Lord in that day. And what services he performed at Ephesus, you know very well.

Hebrews 1:14

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to serve on account of those who are about to inherit salvation?

1 Peter 4:11

If any one speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God, if any one serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, whose is the glory and the power for ever and ever; amen.

1 Peter 5:3

not as having a lordship over God's inheritance but being examples to the flock;

3 John 1:9-10

I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes desiring the pre-eminence does not receive us.

Revelation 13:11-17

And I saw another beast come up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon.

Revelation 17:6

And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the martyrs of Jesus, and I wondered when I saw her with great wonder.