Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
He who is the greatest among you shall 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.
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 do not accept the name of 'leader,' for your Leader is one alone--the Christ. 11 He who is the greatest among you shall be your servant; 12 and one who exalts himself shall be abased, while one who abases himself shall be exalted.
Cross References
Galatians 5:13
You however, brethren, were called to freedom. Only do not turn your freedom into an excuse for giving way to your lower natures; but become bondservants to one another in a spirit of love.
Matthew 20:26-27
Not so shall it be among you; but whoever desires to be great among you shall be your servant,
Mark 10:43-44
but it is not to be so among you. No, whoever desires to be great among you must be your servant;
Luke 22:26-27
With you it is not so; but let the greatest among you be as the younger, and the leader be like him who serves.
John 13:14-15
If I then, your Master and Rabbi, have washed your feet, it is also your duty to wash one another's feet.
1 Corinthians 9:19
Though free from all human control, I have made myself the slave of all in the hope of winning as many converts as possible.
2 Corinthians 4:5
(For we do not proclaim ourselves, but we proclaim Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bondservants for the sake of Jesus.)
2 Corinthians 11:23
Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as if I were out of my mind.)
Philippians 2:5-8
Let the same disposition be in you which was in Christ Jesus.