Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
Whoever is greatest among you must be your servant.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
The person who is greatest among you must be your servant.
A Conservative Version
But the greater of you will be your helper.
American Standard Version
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
But the greatest person among you will be your servant.
Anderson New Testament
And the greatest among you shall be your minister.
Bible in Basic English
But let the greatest among you be your servant.
Common New Testament
He who is greatest among you shall be your servant.
Daniel Mace New Testament
he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
Darby Translation
But the greatest of you shall be your servant.
Godbey New Testament
And the great of you shall be your deacon.
Goodspeed New Testament
But he who is greatest among you must be your servant.
John Wesley New Testament
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
Julia Smith Translation
And the greater of you shall be your servant.
King James 2000
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the greatest among you will be your servant.
Modern King James verseion
But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that is greatest among you, shall be your servant.
Moffatt New Testament
He who is greatest among you must be your servant.
Montgomery New Testament
"Whoever is great among you shall be your minister;
NET Bible
The greatest among you will be your servant.
New Heart English Bible
But he who is greatest among you will be your servant.
Noyes New Testament
But the greatest among you will be your servant.
Sawyer New Testament
But the greatest of you shall be your servant,
The Emphasized Bible
And, the greatest of you, shall be to you, a minister;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant.
Twentieth Century New Testament
The man who would be the greatest among you must be your servant.
Webster
But he that is greatest among you, shall be your servant.
Weymouth New Testament
He who is the greatest among you shall be your servant;
World English Bible
But he who is greatest among you will be your servant.
Worrell New Testament
But the greater of you shall be your minister.
Worsley New Testament
But let him that is greatest among you be your minister: and whosoever will exalt himself shall be abased,
Youngs Literal Translation
And the greater of you shall be your ministrant,
Themes
Deacon » The greek word (diakonos) translated "deacon" means servant, and is so translated in
Greatness » The greatest of men
God, greatness of » True, general references to
Pharisees » Hypocrisy of, reproved » By jesus
Satire » Of jesus against hypocrites
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 23:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Seven Woes Pronounced On The Scribes And Pharisees
10 And you must not be called 'leaders,' for you have only one Leader, and that is Christ. 11 Whoever is greatest among you must be your servant. 12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Cross References
Galatians 5:13
For you, brothers, were called to freedom; only you must not let your freedom be an excuse for the gratification of your lower nature, but in love be slaves to one another.
Matthew 20:26-27
It is not to be so among you, but whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,
Mark 10:43-44
but this is not to be the case among you. Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,
Luke 22:26-27
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.
John 13:14-15
If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you too ought to wash one another's feet.
1 Corinthians 9:19
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 11:23
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.
Philippians 2:5-8
Keep on fostering the same disposition that Christ Jesus had.