Parallel Verses
World English Bible
It shall not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you shall 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,
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;
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,
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 summoned them, and said, "You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 26 It shall not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. 27 Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant,
Phrases
Cross References
Mark 9:35
He sat down, and called the twelve; and he said to them, "If any man wants 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 wants to become great among you shall be your servant.
Ezekiel 24:13
In your filthiness is lewdness: because I have cleansed you and you weren't cleansed, you shall not be cleansed from your filthiness any more, until I have caused my wrath toward you to rest.
Matthew 23:8-12
But don't you be called 'Rabbi,' for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers.
Matthew 25:44
"Then they will also answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and didn't help you?'
Matthew 27:55
Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.
Mark 10:45
For the Son of Man also came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Luke 14:7-11
He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said 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 will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will 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, that I wouldn't be delivered to the Jews. But now my Kingdom is not from here."
Acts 13:5
When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They had also John as their attendant.
2 Corinthians 1:24
Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.
2 Corinthians 10:4-10
for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,
2 Timothy 1:18
(the Lord grant to him to find the Lord's mercy in that day); and in how many things he served at Ephesus, you know very well.
Hebrews 1:14
Aren't they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
1 Peter 4:11
If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 5:3
neither as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.
3 John 1:9-10
I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn't accept what we say.
Revelation 13:11-17
I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke like a dragon.
Revelation 17:6
I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered with great amazement.