Matthew 20:27
and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave–
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- Mark 9:33-35 : 33 Questions About the Greatest Then they came to Capernaum. After Jesus was inside the house he asked them,“What were you discussing on the way?” 34 But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. 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.”
- Luke 22:26 : 26 Not so with you; instead the one who is greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the one who serves.
- Acts 20:34-35 : 34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine provided for my needs and the needs of those who were with me. 35 By all these things, I have shown you that by working in this way we must help the weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said,‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
- Rom 1:14 : 14 I am a debtor both to the Greeks and to the barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
- 1 Cor 9:19-23 : 19 For since I am free from all I can make myself a slave to all, in order to gain even more people. 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew to gain the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law(though I myself am not under the law) to gain those under the law. 21 To those free from the law I became like one free from the law(though I am not free from God’s law but under the law of Christ) to gain those free from the law. 22 To the weak I became weak in order to gain the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that by all means I may save some. 23 I do all these things because of the gospel, so that I can be a participant in it.
- 2 Cor 4:5 : 5 For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake.
- 2 Cor 11:5 : 5 For I consider myself not at all inferior to those“super-apostles.”
- 2 Cor 11:23-27 : 23 Are they servants of Christ?(I am talking like I am out of my mind!) I am even more so: with much greater labors, with far more imprisonments, with more severe beatings, facing death many times. 24 Five times I received from the Jews forty lashes less one. 25 Three times I was beaten with a rod. Once I received a stoning. Three times I suffered shipwreck. A night and a day I spent adrift in the open sea. 26 I have been on journeys many times, in dangers from rivers, in dangers from robbers, in dangers from my own countrymen, in dangers from Gentiles, in dangers in the city, in dangers in the wilderness, in dangers at sea, in dangers from false brothers, 27 in hard work and toil, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, many times without food, in cold and without enough clothing.
- Matt 18:4 : 4 Whoever then humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
- 2 Cor 12:15 : 15 Now I will most gladly spend and be spent for your lives! If I love you more, am I to be loved less?
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- Mark 10:42-454 verses92%
42 Jesus called them and said to them,“You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.
43 But it is not this way among you. Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,
44 and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of 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 20:25-262 verses91%
25 But Jesus called them and said,“You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.
26 It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,
- Matt 23:10-123 verses86%
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.
- Luke 22:23-275 verses85%
23 So they began to question one another as to which of them it could possibly be who would do this.
24 A dispute also started among them over which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.
25 So Jesus said to them,“The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them are called‘benefactors.’
26 Not so with you; instead the one who is greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the one who serves.
27 For who is greater, the one who is seated at the table, or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is seated at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.
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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.”
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28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
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16 So the last will be first, and the first last.”
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26 If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
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30 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.
- John 13:14-163 verses72%
14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you too ought to wash one another’s feet.
15 For I have given you an example– you should do just as I have done for you.
16 I tell you the solemn truth, the slave is not greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent as a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
- Luke 17:7-82 verses72%
7 “Would any one of you say to your slave who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep,‘Come at once and sit down for a meal’?
8 Won’t the master instead say to him,‘Get my dinner ready, and make yourself ready to serve me while I eat and drink. Then you may eat and drink’?
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4 Whoever then humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
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47 I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.
- Luke 14:10-112 verses71%
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.”
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24 “A disciple is not greater than his teacher, nor a slave greater than his master.
- Luke 12:43-442 verses70%
43 Blessed is that slave whom his master finds at work when he returns.
44 I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.
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30 But indeed, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
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7 Obey with enthusiasm, as though serving the Lord and not people,
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37 Blessed are those slaves whom their master finds alert when he returns! I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, have them take their place at the table, and will come and wait on them!
- 1 Cor 7:21-233 verses68%
21 Were you called as a slave? Do not worry about it. But if indeed you are able to be free, make the most of the opportunity.
22 For the one who was called in the Lord as a slave is the Lord’s freedman. In the same way, the one who was called as a free person is Christ’s slave.
23 You were bought with a price. Do not become slaves of men.
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46 Concerning the Greatest Now an argument started among the disciples as to which of them might be the greatest.
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5 Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ,
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7 but emptied himself by taking on the form of a slave, by looking like other men, and by sharing in human nature.
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5 You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had,
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45 The Faithful and Wise Slave“Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time?
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33 In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.
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1 Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.
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24 Then Jesus said to his disciples,“If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
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9 Slaves are to be subject to their own masters in everything, to do what is wanted and not talk back,
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1 Those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent the name of God and Christian teaching from being discredited.
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21 If someone pampers his servant from youth, he will be a weakling in the end.
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20 Remember what I told you,‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they obeyed my word, they will obey yours too.