Matthew 20:27
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—”
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BSBPD
“and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“and whosoever would be first among you shall be your servant:”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and whoever may will among you to be first, let him be your servant;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Matthew 20:27 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 18:4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
- Mark 9:33Then they came to Capernaum. While Jesus was in the house, He asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”
- Luke 22:26But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.
- Acts 20:34You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions.
- Romans 1:14I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.
- 1 Corinthians 9:19Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
- 2 Corinthians 4:5For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
- 2 Corinthians 11:5I consider myself in no way inferior to those “super-apostles.”
- 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
- 2 Corinthians 12:15And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?
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