Matthew 23:11

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And the greater of you shall be your ministrant,

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  • Gal 5:13 : 13 For ye -- to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,
  • Phil 2:5-8 : 5 For, let this mind be in you that `is' also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, thought `it' not robbery to be equal to God, 7 but did empty himself, the form of a servant having taken, in the likeness of men having been made, 8 and in fashion having been found as a man, he humbled himself, having become obedient unto death -- death even of a cross,
  • Matt 20:26-27 : 26 but not so shall it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your ministrant; 27 and whoever may will among you to be first, let him be your servant;
  • Mark 10:43-44 : 43 but not so shall it be among you; but whoever may will to become great among you, he shall be your minister, 44 and whoever of you may will to become first, he shall be servant of all;
  • Luke 22:26-27 : 26 but ye `are' not so, but he who is greater among you -- let him be as the younger; and he who is leading, as he who is ministering; 27 for who is greater? he who is reclining (at meat), or he who is ministering? is it not he who is reclining (at meat)? and I -- I am in your midst as he who is ministering.
  • John 13:14-15 : 14 if then I did wash your feet -- the Lord and the Teacher -- ye also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 `For an example I gave to you, that, according as I did to you, ye also may do;
  • 1 Cor 9:19 : 19 for being free from all men, to all men I made myself servant, that the more I might gain;
  • 2 Cor 4:5 : 5 for not ourselves do we preach, but Christ Jesus -- Lord, and ourselves your servants because of Jesus;
  • 2 Cor 11:23 : 23 ministrants of Christ are they? -- as beside myself I speak -- I more; in labours more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths many times;

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    23And they began to reason among themselves, who then of them it may be, who is about to do this thing.

    24And there happened also a strife among them -- who of them is accounted to be greater.

    25And he said to them, `The kings of the nations do exercise lordship over them, and those exercising authority upon them are called benefactors;

    26but ye `are' not so, but he who is greater among you -- let him be as the younger; and he who is leading, as he who is ministering;

    27for who is greater? he who is reclining (at meat), or he who is ministering? is it not he who is reclining (at meat)? and I -- I am in your midst as he who is ministering.

  • Mark 10:42-45
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    42but Jesus having called them near, saith to them, `Ye have known that they who are considered to rule the nations do exercise lordship over them, and their great ones do exercise authority upon them;

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    44and whoever of you may will to become first, he shall be servant of all;

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  • Matt 20:25-28
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    25and Jesus having called them near, said, `Ye have known that the rulers of the nations do exercise lordship over them, and those great do exercise authority over them,

    26but not so shall it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your ministrant;

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    12and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

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    34and they were silent, for with one another they did reason in the way who is greater;

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    46And there entered a reasoning among them, this, Who may be greater of them?

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