Parallel Verses

Williams New Testament

and whoever wants to hold first position among you must be your slave,

New American Standard Bible

and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave;

King James Version

And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

Holman Bible

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;

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

and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your [willing and humble] slave;

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

will
θέλω ἐθέλω 
thelo 
will/would, will/would have, desire, desirous, list, to will,
Usage: 136

be
εἶναι 
Einai 
to be, be, was, is, am, are, were, not tr,
Usage: 97

πρῶτος 
Protos 
Usage: 67

ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

you
ὑμῖν 
Humin 
you, ye, your, not tr,
Usage: 293

let him be
ἔστω ἔστωσαν 
Esto 
let be, be, not tr
Usage: 10

ὑμῶν 
Humon 
your, you, ye, yours, not tr.,
Usage: 371

References

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."


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?

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