Matthew 20:26

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But it shall not be so among you: but whoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

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  • Mark 9:35 : 35 And he sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.
  • Mark 10:43 : 43 But it shall not be so among you: but whoever desires to be great among you shall be your servant:
  • Mark 10:45 : 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
  • 1 Pet 5:3 : 3 Neither as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
  • 3 John 1:9-9 : 9 I wrote to the church: but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us. 10 Therefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he does, prating against us with malicious words: and not content with that, neither does he himself receive the brethren, and forbids those who would, and casts them out of the church.
  • 1 Pet 4:11 : 11 If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God; if anyone serves, let him do so with the ability which God gives: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
  • Rev 17:6 : 6 And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus; and when I saw her, I marveled with great wonder.
  • Acts 13:5 : 5 And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they also had John as their helper.
  • 2 Cor 1:24 : 24 Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy; for by faith you stand.
  • 2 Cor 10:4-9 : 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God for the pulling down of strongholds; 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 6 And being ready to punish all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. 7 Do you look on things after the outward appearance? If anyone trusts that he is Christ's, let him think this again in himself, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's. 8 For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord has given us for edification and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed: 9 That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters. 10 For his letters, they say, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
  • 2 Tim 1:18 : 18 The Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that day, and you know very well how many things he ministered to me at Ephesus.
  • Phlm 1:13 : 13 Whom I wished to keep with me, so that he might minister to me in your place in my chains for the gospel:
  • Luke 14:7-9 : 7 And he put forth a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best places; saying to them, 8 When you are invited by any man to a wedding, do not sit down in the highest place; lest a more honorable man than you be invited by him; 9 And he who invited you and him come and say to you, Give this man your place; and you begin with shame to take the lowest place. 10 But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he who invited you comes, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher: then you will have honor in the presence of those who sit at the table with you. 11 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled; and he who humbles himself will be exalted.
  • Luke 18:14 : 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled; and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.
  • Ezek 24:13 : 13 In your filthiness is depravity: because I have purged you, and you were not purged, you shall not be purged of your filthiness anymore, until I have caused my fury to rest upon you.
  • Matt 23:8-9 : 8 But do not be called Rabbi: for one is your Teacher, the Christ; and all you are brethren. 9 And call no man on earth your father: for one is your Father, who is in heaven. 10 Neither be called teachers: for one is your Teacher, the Christ. 11 But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 And whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.
  • Matt 25:44 : 44 Then they also will answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to you?
  • Matt 27:55 : 55 And many women were there watching from afar off, who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him.
  • John 18:36 : 36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, then my servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now my kingdom is not from here.
  • Heb 1:14 : 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for those who shall be heirs of salvation?
  • Rev 13:11-17 : 11 And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. 12 And he exercises all the power of the first beast before him and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13 And he performs great signs, so that he makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. 14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast, saying to those who dwell on the earth that they should make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. 15 And he had power to give life to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 And he causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 And that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast or the number of his name.

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  • Mark 10:42-45
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    42But Jesus called them to him, and said to them, You know that those who are considered rulers over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority over them.

    43But it shall not be so among you: but whoever desires to be great among you shall be your servant:

    44And whoever of you desires to be first shall be servant of all.

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

  • Matt 20:27-28
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    27And whoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

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

  • Luke 22:23-27
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    23And they began to question among themselves, which of them it might be that would do this thing.

    24And there was also a strife among them, as to which of them should be regarded as the greatest.

    25And he said to them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and those who exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.

    26But you shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that serves.

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

  • Matt 23:10-12
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    10Neither be called teachers: for one is your Teacher, the Christ.

    11But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant.

    12And whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.

  • Matt 20:25
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    25But Jesus called them to him, and said, You know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them.

  • Mark 9:34-36
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    34But they kept silent, for on the way they had disputed among themselves who would be the greatest.

    35And he sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.

    36And he took a child and set him in the midst of them; and when he had taken him in his arms, he said to them,

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    16So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many are called, but few chosen.

    17And Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples aside on the way, and said to them,

  • Matt 18:4
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    4Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

  • Luke 9:46
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    46Then a dispute arose among them as to which of them would be greatest.

  • John 13:14-16
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    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, that you should do as I have done to you.

    16Truly, truly, I say to you, The servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.

  • Luke 14:10-11
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    10But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he who invited you comes, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher: then you will have honor in the presence of those who sit at the table with you.

    11For whoever exalts himself will be humbled; and he who humbles himself will be exalted.

  • Matt 10:24
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    24The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.

  • John 12:26
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    26If anyone serves me, let him follow me; and where I am, there my servant will be also. If anyone serves me, my Father will honor him.

  • Matt 19:30
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    30But many who are first shall be last, and the last shall be first.

  • Mark 10:31
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    31But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

  • Luke 17:7-8
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    7But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say to him immediately when he comes in from the field, Go and sit down to eat?

    8Will he not rather say to him, Prepare my meal, and put on your apron and serve me while I eat and drink; and afterward you shall eat and drink?

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    1At the same time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

  • Matt 5:19
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    19Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

  • Luke 9:48
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    48And said to them, Whoever receives this child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For he who is least among you all will be great.

  • Prov 25:6
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    6Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

  • Matt 24:47
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    47Truly I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods.

  • Luke 12:44
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    44Truly I say to you, that he will make him ruler over all that he has.

  • Eph 6:7
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    7With goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;

  • Luke 13:30
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    30And behold, there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.

  • 1 Pet 5:3
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    3Neither as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.

  • Matt 11:11
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    11Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

  • Matt 20:23
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    23And he said to them, You shall indeed drink of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to those for whom it is prepared by my Father.

  • Luke 18:17
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    17Truly I say to you, whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall by no means enter therein.

  • Mark 10:15
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    15Truly I say to you, Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall not enter it.

  • Phil 2:3
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    3Let nothing be done through strife or vanity; but in humility let each consider others better than themselves.

  • 1 Cor 7:21
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    21Were you called while a servant? Do not be concerned about it; but if you can be made free, rather use it.

  • Mark 10:36
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    36And he said to them, What do you want me to do for you?

  • John 15:20
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    20Remember the word I said to you, 'The servant is not greater than his master.' If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my word, they will keep yours also.