Luke 22:27

Geneva Bible (1560)

For who is greater, he that sitteth at table, or he that serueth? Is not he that sitteth at table? And I am among you as he that serueth.

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  • Matt 20:28 : 28 Euen as the Sonne of man came not to be serued, but to serue, and to giue his life for the ransome of many.
  • Luke 12:37 : 37 Blessed are those seruants, whom the Lord when he commeth shall finde waking: verely I say vnto you, he will girde himselfe about, and make them to sit downe at table, and will come forth, and serue them.
  • Luke 17:7-9 : 7 Who is it also of you, that hauing a seruant plowing or feeding cattell, woulde say vnto him by and by, when hee were come from the fielde, Goe, and sit downe at table? 8 And woulde not rather say to him, Dresse wherewith I may suppe, and girde thy selfe, and serue mee, till I haue eaten and drunken, and afterward eate thou, and drinke thou? 9 Doeth he thanke that seruant, because hee did that which was commaunded vnto him? I trowe not.
  • John 13:5-9 : 5 After that, hee powred water into a basen, and began to wash the disciples feete, and to wipe them with the towell, wherewith he was girded. 6 Then came he to Simon Peter, who sayd to him, Lord, doest thou wash my feete? 7 Iesus answered and sayd vnto him, What I doe, thou knowest not nowe: but thou shalt knowe it hereafter. 8 Peter said vnto him, Thou shalt neuer wash my feete. Iesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou shalt haue no part with me. 9 Simon Peter sayd vnto him, Lord, not my feete onely, but also the hands and the head. 10 Iesus sayd to him, He that is washed, needeth not, saue to wash his feete, but is cleane euery whit: and ye are cleane, but not all. 11 For hee knewe who should betray him: therefore sayd he, Ye are not all cleane. 12 So after he had washed their feete, and had taken his garments, and was set downe againe, he sayd vnto them, Knowe ye what I haue done to you? 13 Ye call me Master, and Lorde, and ye say well: for so am I. 14 If I then your Lorde, and Master, haue washed your feete, ye also ought to wash one an others feete. 15 For I haue giuen you an example, that ye should doe, euen as I haue done to you. 16 Verely, verely I say vnto you, The seruant is not greater then his master, neither the ambassadour greater then he that sent him.
  • 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For ye knowe the grace of our Lord Iesus Christ, that hee being rich, for your sakes became poore, that yee through his pouertie might be made rich.
  • Phil 2:7-8 : 7 But he made himself of no reputation, & tooke on him ye forme of a seruant, & was made like vnto men, and was founde in shape as a man. 8 He humbled himselfe, and became obedient vnto the death, euen the death of the Crosse.

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  • Luke 22:23-26
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    88%

    23Then they began to enquire among themselues which of them it should be, that should do that.

    24And there arose also a strife among them, which of them should seeme to be ye greatest.

    25But hee saide vnto them, The Kings of the Gentiles reigne ouer them, and they that beare rule ouer them, are called bountifull.

    26But yee shall not be so: but let the greatest among you be as the least: and the chiefest as he that serueth.

  • Matt 23:11-12
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    11But he that is greatest among you, let him be your seruant.

    12For whosoeuer will exalt himselfe, shall be brought lowe: and whosoeuer will humble himselfe, shalbe exalted.

  • Matt 20:25-28
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    80%

    25Therefore Iesus called them vnto him, and saide, We knowe that the lordes of the Gentiles haue domination ouer them, and they that are great, exercise authoritie ouer them.

    26But it shall not be so among you: but whosoeuer will be great among you, let him be your seruant.

    27And whosoeuer will be chiefe among you, let him be your seruant.

    28Euen as the Sonne of man came not to be serued, but to serue, and to giue his life for the ransome of many.

  • Mark 9:34-35
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    34And they helde their peace: for by the way they reasoned among themselues, who should bee the chiefest.

    35And he sate downe, and called the twelue, and said to them, If any man desire to be first, the same shalbe last of all, and seruant vnto all.

  • Luke 17:7-9
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    7Who is it also of you, that hauing a seruant plowing or feeding cattell, woulde say vnto him by and by, when hee were come from the fielde, Goe, and sit downe at table?

    8And woulde not rather say to him, Dresse wherewith I may suppe, and girde thy selfe, and serue mee, till I haue eaten and drunken, and afterward eate thou, and drinke thou?

    9Doeth he thanke that seruant, because hee did that which was commaunded vnto him? I trowe not.

  • Mark 10:42-45
    4 verses
    79%

    42But Iesus called them vnto him, and sayd to them, Ye know that they which are princes among the Gentiles, haue domination ouer them, and they that be great among them, exercise authoritie ouer them.

    43But it shal not be so among you: but whosoeuer will be great among you, shall be your seruant.

    44And whosoeuer will be chiefe of you, shall be the seruant of all.

    45For euen the Sonne of man came not to be serued, but to serue, and to giue his life for the raunsome of many.

  • John 13:12-16
    5 verses
    77%

    12So after he had washed their feete, and had taken his garments, and was set downe againe, he sayd vnto them, Knowe ye what I haue done to you?

    13Ye call me Master, and Lorde, and ye say well: for so am I.

    14If I then your Lorde, and Master, haue washed your feete, ye also ought to wash one an others feete.

    15For I haue giuen you an example, that ye should doe, euen as I haue done to you.

    16Verely, verely I say vnto you, The seruant is not greater then his master, neither the ambassadour greater then he that sent him.

  • Luke 22:28-30
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    28And yee are they which haue continued with me in my tentations.

    29Therefore I appoint vnto you a kingdome, as my Father hath appointed vnto me,

    30That ye may eate, and drinke at my table in my kingdome, and sit on seates, and iudge the twelue tribes of Israel.

  • Luke 14:7-11
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    7He spake also a parable to the ghestes, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe roomes, and said vnto them,

    8When thou shalt be bidden of any man to a wedding, set not thy selfe downe in the chiefest place, lest a more honourable man then thou, be bidden of him,

    9And he that bade both him & thee, come, and say to thee, Giue this man roome, and thou then begin with shame to take the lowest roome.

    10But when thou art bidden, goe and sit downe in the lowest roome, that when he that bade thee, cometh, he may say vnto thee, Friende, sit vp hier: then shalt thou haue worship in the presence of them that sit at table with thee.

    11For whosoeuer exalteth himselfe, shall be brought lowe, and he that humbleth himselfe, shal be exalted.

  • Luke 12:37
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    37Blessed are those seruants, whom the Lord when he commeth shall finde waking: verely I say vnto you, he will girde himselfe about, and make them to sit downe at table, and will come forth, and serue them.

  • John 12:26
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    26If any man serue me, let him followe me: for where I am, there shall also my seruant be: and if any man serue me, him will my Father honour.

  • Matt 10:24
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    24The disciple is not aboue his master, nor the seruant aboue his Lord.

  • John 13:4-5
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    72%

    4He riseth from supper, and layeth aside his vpper garments, and tooke a towel, and girded himselfe.

    5After that, hee powred water into a basen, and began to wash the disciples feete, and to wipe them with the towell, wherewith he was girded.

  • Luke 22:14
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    14And when the houre was come, hee sate downe, and the twelue Apostles with him.

  • Luke 14:15
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    15Nowe when one of them that sate at table, heard these things, he said vnto him, Blessed is he that eateth bread in the kingdome of God.

  • Luke 9:46
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    46Then there arose a disputation among them, which of them should be the greatest.

  • Luke 22:21
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    21Yet beholde, the hand of him that betrayeth me, is with me at the table.

  • Mark 14:18
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    18And as they sate at table and did eate, Iesus said, Verely I say vnto you, that one of you shall betray me, which eateth with me.

  • John 12:2
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    2There they made him a supper, and Martha serued: but Lazarus was one of them that sate at the table with him.

  • Mark 14:20
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    20And he answered and sayde vnto them, It is one of the twelue that dippeth with mee in the platter.

  • Luke 14:24
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    24For I say vnto you, that none of those men which were bidden, shall taste of my supper.

  • Luke 22:11
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    11And say vnto the good man of the house, The Master saith vnto thee, Where is the lodging where I shall eate my Passeouer with my disciples?

  • John 13:18
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    18I speake not of you all: I know whom I haue chosen: but it is that the Scripture might be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me, hath lift vp his heele against me.

  • Matt 26:20
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    20So when the Euen was come, hee sate downe with the twelue.

  • Matt 20:23
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    23And he said vnto them, Ye shall drinke in deede of my cup, and shall be baptized with the baptisme, that I am baptized with, but to sit at my right hande, and at my left hand, is not mine to giue: but it shalbe giuen to them for whome it is prepared of my Father.

  • Eph 6:7
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    7With good will, seruing the Lord, and not men.