Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
and whoever wants to hold first position among you must be your slave,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave.
A Conservative Version
and whoever wants be first among you shall be your bondman.
American Standard Version
and whosoever would be first among you shall be your servant:
Amplified
An Understandable Version
And whoever would like to be first [in prominence] among you will be your slave.
Anderson New Testament
And whoever will be first among you, let him be your servant;
Bible in Basic English
And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him take the lowest place:
Common New Testament
And whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave
Daniel Mace New Testament
and whoever would be chief among you, let him be your servant.
Darby Translation
and whosoever will be first among you, let him be your bondman;
Godbey New Testament
and whosoever may wish to be first among you, shall be your slave:
Goodspeed New Testament
and whoever wants to hold the first place among you must be your slave,
John Wesley New Testament
Even as the Son of man came not to be served,
Julia Smith Translation
And whoever would be first among you, let him be your servant:
King James 2000
And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
Lexham Expanded Bible
and whoever wants to be most prominent among you must be your slave--
Modern King James verseion
And whoever desires to be chief among you, let him be your servant;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and whosoever will be chief, let him be your servant.
Moffatt New Testament
and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;
Montgomery New Testament
"and whoever wishes to be first among you, shall be your slave;
NET Bible
and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave --
New Heart English Bible
Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant,
Noyes New Testament
and whoever desireth to be first among you, will be your servant;
Sawyer New Testament
and whoever wishes to be first among you, let him be your servant,
The Emphasized Bible
And, whosoever shall desire, among you, to be first, shall be, your servant: -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and whosoever will be first, let him be your slave.
Twentieth Century New Testament
No, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to take the first place among you, must be your slave;
Webster
And whoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
Weymouth New Testament
and whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant;
World English Bible
Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant,
Worrell New Testament
but whosoever wishes to become great among you shall be your minister; and whosoever wishes to be first among you shall be your servant;
Worsley New Testament
let him be your servant:
Youngs Literal Translation
and whoever may will among you to be first, let him be your servant;
Themes
Apostles » Humility urged upon
Greatness » The greatest of men
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References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 20:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Request By The Mother Of James And John
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 first position among you must be your slave, 28 just as the Son of Man has come, not to be served but to serve, and to give His life a ransom price to set many free."
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Matthew 18:4
So then, whoever becomes as lowly as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven,
Mark 9:33-35
Then they reached Capernaum. When He got home, He asked them, "What were you discussing on the way home?"
Luke 22:26
But you are not to do so. On the contrary, the greatest among you must be like the youngest and the leader as the servant.
Acts 20:34-35
You know yourselves that these hands of mine provided for my own needs and for my companions.
Romans 1:14
To Greeks and to all the other nations, to cultured and to uncultured people alike, I owe a duty.
1 Corinthians 9:19-23
Yes, indeed, though I am free from any human power, I have made myself a slave to everybody, to win as many as possible.
2 Corinthians 4:5
For I am not proclaiming myself but Christ Jesus as Lord, and myself a slave of yours for Jesus' sake.
2 Corinthians 11:5
For I consider myself not a single bit inferior to those surpassingly superior apostles of yours!
2 Corinthians 11:23-27
Are they ministers of Christ? So am I. I am talking like a man that has gone crazy -- as such I am superior! -- serving Him with labors greater by far, with far more imprisonments, with floggings vastly worse, and often at the point of death.
2 Corinthians 12:15
So in my own case, I will most happily spend my money and myself for your sakes. If I love you much more than I love others, am I to be loved less by you?