Matthew 20:26

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It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

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  • Mark 9:35 : 35 After he sat down, he called the twelve and said to them,“If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”
  • Mark 10:43 : 43 But it is not this way among you. Instead whoever wants to be great among you must 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 as a ransom for many.”
  • 1 Pet 5:3 : 3 And do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.
  • 3 John 1:9-9 : 9 Diotrephes the Troublemaker I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not acknowledge us. 10 Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to the deeds he is doing– the bringing of unjustified charges against us with evil words! And not being content with that, he not only refuses to welcome the brothers himself, but hinders the people who want to do so and throws them out of the church!
  • 1 Pet 4:11 : 11 Whoever speaks, let it be with God’s words. Whoever serves, do so with the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
  • Rev 17:6 : 6 I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of those who testified to Jesus. I was greatly astounded when I saw her.
  • Acts 13:5 : 5 When they arrived in Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the Jewish synagogues.(Now they also had John as their assistant.)
  • 2 Cor 1:24 : 24 I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.
  • 2 Cor 10:4-9 : 4 for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments 5 and every arrogant obstacle that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to make it obey Christ. 6 We are also ready to punish every act of disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete. 7 You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should reflect on this again: Just as he himself belongs to Christ, so too do we. 8 For if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of doing so. 9 I do not want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters, 10 because some say,“His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is weak and his speech is of no account.”
  • 2 Tim 1:18 : 18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus.
  • Phlm 1:13 : 13 I wanted to keep him with me so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.
  • Luke 14:7-9 : 7 On Seeking Seats of Honor Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them, 8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, because a person more distinguished than you may have been invited by your host. 9 So the host who invited both of you will come and say to you,‘Give this man your place.’ Then, ashamed, you will begin to move to the least important place. 10 But when you are invited, go and take the least important place, so that when your host approaches he will say to you,‘Friend, move up here to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who share the meal with you. 11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
  • Luke 18:14 : 14 I tell you that this man went down to his home justified rather than the Pharisee. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
  • Ezek 24:13 : 13 You mix uncleanness with obscene conduct. I tried to cleanse you, but you are not clean. You will not be cleansed from your uncleanness until I have exhausted my anger on you.
  • Matt 23:8-9 : 8 But you are not to be called‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher and you are all brothers. 9 And call no one your‘father’ on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called‘teacher,’ for you have one teacher, the Christ. 11 The greatest among you will be your servant. 12 And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
  • Matt 25:44 : 44 Then they too will answer,‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not give you whatever you needed?’
  • Matt 27:55 : 55 Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and given him support were also there, watching from a distance.
  • John 18:36 : 36 Jesus replied,“My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my servants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish authorities. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.”
  • Heb 1:14 : 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation?
  • Rev 13:11-17 : 11 Then I saw another beast coming up from the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but was speaking like a dragon. 12 He exercised all the ruling authority of the first beast on his behalf, and made the earth and those who inhabit it worship the first beast, the one whose lethal wound had been healed. 13 He performed momentous signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people 14 and, by the signs he was permitted to perform on behalf of the beast, he deceived those who live on the earth. He told those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who had been wounded by the sword, but still lived. 15 The second beast was empowered to give life to the image of the first beast so that it could speak, and could cause all those who did not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 He also caused everyone(small and great, rich and poor, free and slave) to obtain a mark on their right hand or on their forehead. 17 Thus no one was allowed to buy or sell things unless he bore the mark of the beast– that is, his name or his number.

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