Matthew 23:11

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“The greatest among you shall be your servant.”

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Read Matthew 23:11 in the flow of Matthew23 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Matthew23 to see the surrounding context.

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“The greatest among you shall be your servant.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“And the greater of you shall be your ministrant,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 23:11 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 20:26It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
  2. Mark 10:43But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
  3. Luke 22:26But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.
  4. John 13:14So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.
  5. 1 Corinthians 9:19Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
  6. 2 Corinthians 4:5For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
  7. 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
  8. Galatians 5:13For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
  9. Philippians 2:5Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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