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Matthew 20:26

It shall not be so among you: but whosoever is the greater among you, let him be your minister.

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Matthew 20:26 in other translations

KJV King James Version

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

BSB Berean Standard Bible

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

WEB World English Bible

It shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant.

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In context

23 He saith to them: My chalice indeed you shall drink; but to sit on my right or left hand is not mine to give to you, but to them for whom it is prepared by my Father.

24 And the ten, hearing it, were moved with indignation against the two brethren.

25 But Jesus called them to him and said: You know that the princes of the Gentiles lord it over them; and that they that are the greater, exercise power upon them.

26 It shall not be so among you: but whosoever is the greater among you, let him be your minister.

27 And he that will be first among you shall be your servant.

28 Even as the Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister and to give his life a redemption for many.

29 And when they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

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