Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, and said: Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? Verse ConceptsGreatness Of DisciplesChrist With His Disciples


But Jesus called them to him, and said: You know that the rulers of the Gentiles act as lords over them, and their great men have authority over them. Verse ConceptsLeaders, PoliticalRulersWhat Foreigners DoChrist SummoningGentile RulersLording ItPeople With General KnowledgeGentilesExerciseServant Leadershipservanthooddominion

And the greatest among you shall be your minister. Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.

But Jesus called them to him, and said: You know that the rulers of the Gentiles act as lords over them, and their great men have authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever will be great among you, let him be your minister. And whoever will be first among you, let him be your servant;

But you must not be called Rabbi; for one is your leader, and all of you are brethren. And call no man on earth your father; for one is your Father, who is in heaven. And be not called leaders; for one is your leader, the Christ. read more.
And the greatest among you shall be your minister.

But Jesus called them to him, and said to them: You know that those who think they rule the Gentiles, act as lords over them; and their great men exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever desires to be great among you, shall be your minister; and whoever among you desires to be first, shall be servant of all.

And the Son of man goes, as it is determined; but alas for that man by whom he is delivered up. And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it could be that was about to do this thing. And there had been also a contention among them, which of them was thought to be the greatest. read more.
And he said to them: The kings of the nations have dominion over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called benefactors. But you shall not be so; but let the greatest among you be as the younger, and him that is chief, as he that serves. For which is greater, he that reclines at table, or he that serves? Is not he that reclines at table? But I am among you as one that serves.

Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, bowing down, and asking something of him. He said to her: What do you wish? She said to him: Command that these two sons of mine may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy kingdom. But Jesus answered and said: You know not what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and to be immersed with the immersion with which I am immersed? They said to him: We are able. read more.
And he said to them: You shall drink my cup, and be immersed with the immersion with which I am immersed: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it has been prepared by my Father. And when the ten heard it, their anger was aroused against the two brothers. But Jesus called them to him, and said: You know that the rulers of the Gentiles act as lords over them, and their great men have authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever will be great among you, let him be your minister. And whoever will be first among you, let him be your servant; even as the Son of man came, not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

And James and John the sons of Zebedee came to him, and said: Teacher, we desire you to do for us whatever we shall ask. He said to them: "What do you wish me to do for you? They said to him: Grant to us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left, in thy glory. read more.
Jesus said to them: You know not what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and to be immersed with the immersion with which I am immersed? They said to him: "We are able. Jesus said to them: You shall drink the cup that I drink, and you shall be immersed with the immersion with which I am immersed. But to sit on my right hand and on my left, is not mine to give; but it shall be given to those for whom it is prepared. And when the ten heard it, they began to be displeased with James and John. But Jesus called them to him, and said to them: You know that those who think they rule the Gentiles, act as lords over them; and their great men exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever desires to be great among you, shall be your minister; and whoever among you desires to be first, shall be servant of all. For the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.


But you must not be called Rabbi; for one is your leader, and all of you are brethren. Verse ConceptsTeachersNames And Titles For The ChristianBrotherhood


And he said to them: You know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with one of another nation, or to go into his house. But God has showed me that I must not call any man common or unclean. Verse ConceptsExclusivenessGentiles, In NtClean, Spiritual UseequalityRacial PrejudiceBigotryRacismDisfellowshipPeople Being UncleanAvoiding ForeignersUnrelated PeopleBreaking Man's LawJews Separate From GentilesLack Of Holiness



But Jesus called them to him, and said to them: You know that those who think they rule the Gentiles, act as lords over them; and their great men exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever desires to be great among you, shall be your minister; and whoever among you desires to be first, shall be servant of all.



But Jesus called them to him, and said: You know that the rulers of the Gentiles act as lords over them, and their great men have authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever will be great among you, let him be your minister. And whoever will be first among you, let him be your servant; read more.
even as the Son of man came, not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.