Matthew 20:27

Coverdale Bible (1535)

& who soeuer wyl be chefe, let him be youre seruaunt:

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  • Mark 9:33-35 : 33 And he came to Capernaum. And whan he was at home, he axed them? What disputed ye amonge youre selues by ye waye? 34 But they helde their tuges: For they had disputed by the waye amonge them selues, who shulde be ye greatest. 35 And he sat downe, and called the twolue, and sayde vnto them: Yf eny man wyl be the first, the same shal be the last of all, and the seruaunt of all.
  • Luke 22:26 : 26 But ye shal not be so: But the greatest amonge you, shalbe as the yongest: and the chefest, as a seruaunt.
  • Acts 20:34-35 : 34 For ye youre selues knowe, that these handes haue mynistred vnto my necessities, and them that were with me. 35 I haue shewed you all thinges, how that so labouringe ye oughte to receaue the weake, and to remembre the worde of the LORDE, how that he sayde: It is more blessed to geue, then to receaue.
  • Rom 1:14 : 14 I am detter both to the Grekes, and to the vngrekes, to the wyse and to the vnwyse.
  • 1 Cor 9:19-23 : 19 For though I am fre from all men, yet haue I made my selfe euery mans seruaunt, yt I mighte wynne ye moo. 20 Vnto the Iewes I am become as a Iewe, to wynne ye Iewes. To them that are vnder the lawe, I am become as though I were vnder the lawe, to wynne them which are vnder the lawe. 21 Vnto them that are without lawe, I am become as though I were without lawe (where as yet I am not without the lawe of God, but am in ye lawe of Christ) to wynne the that are without lawe. 22 To the weake, am I become as weake, to wynne the weake. I am become of all fasshions vnto euery man, to saue some at ye leest. 23 But this I do for the Gospels sake, that I mighte be partaker therof.
  • 2 Cor 4:5 : 5 For we preach not or selues, but Iesus Christ to be the LORDE, and oure selues youre seruauntes for Iesus sake.
  • 2 Cor 11:5 : 5 For I suppose that I am no lesse the the hye Apostles are.
  • 2 Cor 11:23-27 : 23 They are the mynisters of Christ (I speake as a fole) I am more: in laboures more abudaunt, in strypes aboue measure, in presonmentes more plenteously, in death oft. 24 Of the Iewes receaued I fyue tymes fortye strypes, one lesse. 25 Thryse was I beaten with roddes. I was once stoned, I suffred thryse shypwracke: nighte and daye haue I bene in the depe of the see: 26 I haue oft iourneyed: I haue bene oft in parels of waters, in parels amonge murthurers, in parels amonge the Iewes, in parels amonge the Heythen, in parels in cities, in parels in the wylderners, in parels vpon the See, in parels amonge false brethre, 27 in laboure & trauayle, in moch watchinges, in honger and thyrst, in moch fastinges in colde and nakednesse:
  • Matt 18:4 : 4 Whosoeuer therfore humbleth him self as this childe, ye same is the greatest in ye kyngdome of heauen.
  • 2 Cor 12:15 : 15 I wil very gladly bestowe, and wyl be bestowed for youre soules: though ye more I loue you, the lesse am I loued agayne.

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    42 But Iesus called them, and sayde vnto them: Ye knowe that the prynces of ye worlde haue domynacion of the people, and ye mightie exercise auctorite amonge them.

    43 So shal it not be amonge you: but who so euer wil be greate amoge you, shal be youre mynister:

    44 and who so wyl be chefest amonge you, shalbe seruaunt of all.

    45 For the sonne of man also came not to be serued, but to do seruyce, and to geue his life to a redempcion for many.

  • Matt 20:25-26
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    25 But Iesus called them vnto him, and sayde: Ye knowe that ye prynces of the worlde haue domynacion of the people, and the greatest exercise power amonge the.

    26 It shal not be so amonge you. But whoso euer wyl be greate amonge you, let him be youre mynister:

  • Matt 23:10-12
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    10 And ye shal not suffre youre selues to be called masters, for one is youre master, namely, Christ.

    11 He that is greatest amoge you, shalbe youre seruaunt.

    12 For who so exalteth himself, shal be brought lowe: and he that humbleth himself, shalbe exalted.

  • Luke 22:23-27
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    23 And they beganne to axe amonge them selues, which of them it shulde be, that shulde do that.

    24 There rose a strife also amoge the, which of them shulde be take for the greatest.

    25 But he sayde vnto them: The kynges of ye worlde haue domynion ouer ye people, and they that beare rule ouer the, are called gracious lordes.

    26 But ye shal not be so: But the greatest amonge you, shalbe as the yongest: and the chefest, as a seruaunt.

    27 For which is the greatest? he that sytteth at the table, or he that serueth? Is not he that sytteth at the table? But I am amoge you as a mynister.

  • Mark 9:35
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    35 And he sat downe, and called the twolue, and sayde vnto them: Yf eny man wyl be the first, the same shal be the last of all, and the seruaunt of all.

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    28 Euen as the sonne of man came, not to be serued, but to do seruyce, and to geue his life to a redepcion for many.

  • Matt 20:16
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    16 So the last shalbe the first, & the first the last. For many are called, but few are chosen.

  • John 12:26
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    26 He that wyl serue me, let him folowe me. And where I am, there shal my seruaunt be also: and he that serueth me, him shal my father honoure.

  • Matt 19:30
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    30 But many that be the first, shalbe the last: and the last shalbe the first.

  • John 13:14-16
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    14 Yf I then youre LORDE and master haue wasshen youre fete, ye ought also to wash one anothers fete.

    15 I haue geue you an ensample, that ye shulde do as I haue done vnto you.

    16 Verely verely I saye vnto you: the seruaunt is not greater then his lorde, nether is the Apostell greater then he that sent him.

  • Luke 17:7-8
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    7 Which of you is it, that hath a seruaunt (which ploweth, or fedeth the catell) wha he commeth home from ye felde, that he wil saye vnto him: Go quyckly, and syt the downe to meate?

    8 Is it not thus? that he sayeth vnto him: Make ready, that I maye suppe, gyrde vp thyself, and serue me, tyll I haue eaten and dronken, afterwarde shalt thou eate and drynke also.

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    4 Whosoeuer therfore humbleth him self as this childe, ye same is the greatest in ye kyngdome of heauen.

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    31 But many that are the first, shal be the last: and the last the first.

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    47 Verely. I saye vnto you: he shal set him ouer all his goodes.

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    10 But rather wha thou art bydde, go and syt in ye lowest rowme, that wha he that bade the, cometh, he maye saye vnto the: Frende, syt vp hyer: then shalt thou haue worshipe in the presence of them that syt at the table.

    11 For who so euer exalteth himself, shalbe brought lowe: and he yt humbleth himself, shalbe exalted.

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    24 The disciple is not aboue the master, nether the seruaunt aboue the LORDE.

  • Luke 12:43-44
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    43 Blessed is that seruaunt, whom his lorde (whan he cometh) shal fynde so doynge.

    44 Verely I saye vnto you: he shal set him ouer all his goodes.

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    30 And beholde, there are last, which shal be fyrst: and there are first, which shalbe last.

  • Eph 6:7
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    7 with good wyll. Thynke that ye serue the LORDE and not me:

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    37 Blessed are those seruauntes, whom the LORDE (whan he cometh) shal fynde wakynge. Verely I saye vnto you: He shal gyrde vp him self, and make them syt downe at the table, and shal go by them, and mynister vnto them.

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    21 Art thou called a seruaut, care not for it: neuertheles yf thou mayest be fre, vse it rather.

    22 For he that is called in the LORDE beynge a seruaute, is a fre man of the LORDE. Likewyse he that is called beynge fre, is a seruaut of Christ.

    23 Ye are dearly boughte, be not ye the seruauntes of men.

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    46 There came a thought also amonge them, which of them shulde be the greatest.

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    5 Ye seruauntes, obey youre bodely masters, with feare and tremblynge, in synglenes of youre hert, euen as vnto Christ,

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    5 Let the same mynde be in you, that was in Christ Iesu:

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    45 Who is now a faithfull and wyse seruaut, whom his lorde hath made ruler ouer his houssholde, that he maye geue them meate in due season?

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    33 So likewyse euery one of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, can not be my disciple.

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    1 Ye masters, do vnto youre seruauntes that which is iust and equall, and knowe, yt ye also haue a master in heauen.

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    24 Then sayde Iesus vnto his disciples: Yf eny man wil folowe me, let him forsake himself, & take vp his crosse, and folowe me.

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    9 Exhorte the seruauntes, to be obedient vnto their masters, to please in all thinges, not answeringe agayne,

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    21 He that delicately bryngeth vp his seruaunt from a childe, shal make him his master at length.

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    20 Remembre my worde, that I sayde vnto you: The seruaunt is not greater then his lorde. Yf they haue persecuted me, they shal persecute you also: Yf they haue kepte my worde, they shal kepe yours also.