Matthew 20:27

World English Bible

Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant,

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Matthew 20:27 in other translations

and whosoever would be first among you shall be your servant:

Matthew 20:27 · American Standard Version

Matthew 20:27 in context

  1. 25But Jesus summoned them, and said, “You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.
  2. 26It shall not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant.
  3. 27Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant,
  4. 28even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
  5. 29As they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.