Matthew 20:27

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'And whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave.'

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  • Mark 9:33-35 : 33 They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, 'What were you arguing about on the way?' 34 But they kept silent, because on the way they had been arguing about who was the greatest. 35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, 'If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all.'
  • Luke 22:26 : 26 But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.
  • Acts 20:34-35 : 34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine provided for my needs and those of my companions. 35 In all this, I have shown you that by working hard in this way, we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, who said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'
  • Rom 1:14 : 14 I am a debtor both to Greeks and to non-Greeks, both to the wise and to the foolish.
  • 1 Cor 9:19-23 : 19 For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to everyone, so that I might win more of them. 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law, I became like one under the law, even though I myself am not under the law, to win those under the law. 21 To those without the law, I became like one without the law (not being without God’s law but under the law of Christ), to win those without the law. 22 To the weak, I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that by all possible means I might save some. 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings.
  • 2 Cor 4:5 : 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.
  • 2 Cor 11:5 : 5 I do not consider myself in any way inferior to these 'super-apostles.'
  • 2 Cor 11:23-27 : 23 Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more so: in labors more abundant, in stripes beyond measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often. 24 Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked; I spent a night and a day in the open sea. 26 I have been constantly on the move: in dangers from rivers, in dangers from robbers, in dangers from my own people, in dangers from Gentiles; in dangers in the city, in dangers in the wilderness, in dangers at sea, and in dangers among false believers. 27 I have labored and toiled and often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked.
  • Matt 18:4 : 4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
  • 2 Cor 12:15 : 15 And I will most gladly spend and be utterly spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I to be loved less?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 10:42-45
    4 verses
    92%

    42Jesus called them together and said, 'You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.'

    43'But it shall not be so among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,'

    44'and whoever wants to be first must be a slave to all.'

    45'For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'

  • Matt 20:25-26
    2 verses
    91%

    25But Jesus called them to himself and said, 'You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.'

    26'It shall not be so among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.'

  • Matt 23:10-12
    3 verses
    86%

    10Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.

    11The greatest among you will be your servant.

    12Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

  • Luke 22:23-27
    5 verses
    85%

    23And they began to discuss among themselves who it might be that would do this.

    24Then a dispute arose among them about who was considered to be the greatest.

    25But he said to them, 'The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors.'

    26But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.

    27For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves.

  • Mark 9:35
    81%

    35Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, 'If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all.'

  • Matt 20:28
    81%

    28Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

  • Matt 20:16
    74%

    16So the last will be first, and the first will be last. For many are called, but few are chosen.

  • John 12:26
    73%

    26If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. And where I am, there My servant also will be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

  • Matt 19:30
    72%

    30But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.

  • John 13:14-16
    3 verses
    72%

    14If I, then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.

    15For I have given you an example, so that you also should do just as I have done for you.

    16Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

  • Luke 17:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7Which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

    8Instead, won't he say to him, ‘Prepare my dinner, make yourself ready and serve me while I eat and drink; after that, you may eat and drink’?

  • Matt 18:4
    71%

    4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

  • Mark 10:31
    71%

    31But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.'

  • Matt 24:47
    71%

    47Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

  • Luke 14:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10'But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests.'

    11'For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.'

  • Matt 10:24
    70%

    24A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above the master.

  • Luke 12:43-44
    2 verses
    70%

    43Blessed is that servant whom his master finds doing so when he returns.

    44Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

  • Luke 13:30
    69%

    30Indeed, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.

  • Eph 6:7
    69%

    7Serve with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not to people,

  • Luke 12:37
    68%

    37Blessed are those servants whom the master finds watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, have them recline at the table, and will come to wait on them.

  • 1 Cor 7:21-23
    3 verses
    68%

    21Were you called while a slave? Do not let it trouble you. But if you can gain your freedom, do so.

    22For the one who was called as a slave in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person; in the same way, the one who was called while free is Christ’s slave.

    23You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.

  • Luke 9:46
    68%

    46An argument arose among them about which of them might be the greatest.

  • Eph 6:5
    68%

    5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with sincerity of heart, as you would Christ.

  • Phil 2:7
    68%

    7but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of humanity. And being found in appearance as a man,

  • Phil 2:5
    68%

    5Have the same mindset in yourselves that was also in Christ Jesus:

  • Matt 24:45
    67%

    45Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time?

  • Luke 14:33
    67%

    33In the same way, any one of you who does not give up all his possessions cannot be my disciple.

  • Col 4:1
    67%

    1Masters, treat your servants with justice and fairness, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

  • Matt 16:24
    67%

    24Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

  • Titus 2:9
    67%

    9Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, aiming to be well-pleasing and not argumentative.

  • 1 Tim 6:1
    67%

    1All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their own masters as worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching are not slandered.

  • Prov 29:21
    67%

    21If a servant is pampered from youth, in the end he will cause grief.

  • John 15:20
    67%

    20Remember the word I spoke to you: A servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.