Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
But let the greatest among you 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.
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;
Williams New Testament
Whoever is greatest among you must 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 may not be named guides: because one is your Guide, even Christ. 11 But let the greatest among you be your servant. 12 And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
Cross References
Galatians 5:13
Because you, brothers, were marked out to be free; only do not make use of your free condition to give the flesh its chance, but through love be servants one to another.
Matthew 20:26-27
Let it not be so among you: but if anyone has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant;
Mark 10:43-44
But it is not so among you: but whoever has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant:
Luke 22:26-27
But let it not be so with you; but he who is greater, let him become like the younger; and he who is chief, like a servant.
John 13:14-15
If then I, the Lord and the Master, have made your feet clean, it is right for you to make one another's feet clean.
1 Corinthians 9:19
For though I was free from all men, I made myself a servant to all, so that more might have salvation.
2 Corinthians 4:5
For our preaching is not about ourselves, but about Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants through Jesus.
2 Corinthians 11:23
Are they servants of Christ? (I am talking foolishly) I am more so; I have had more experience of hard work, of prisons, of blows more than measure, of death.
Philippians 2:5-8
Let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus,