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Matthew 23:11

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “But the greatest among you shall be your servant.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— But he that is greatest among you, shall be your servant.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— But the greatest of you shall be your servant.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And, the greatest of you, shall be to you, a minister;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And the greater of you shall be your ministrant,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— He that is the greatest among you shall be your servant.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— But he that is greatest among you, let him be your seruant.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— But hee that is greatest among you, shall be your seruant.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— But he who is greatest among you, let him be your minister.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— But he who is great among you, let him be your servitor.
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— And the great one among you will be your servitor.

Strong's Numbers & Red-LettersGreek New TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
But 1161
{1161} Prime
δέ
de
{deh}
A primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.
he that is greatest 3187
{3187} Prime
μείζων
meizon
{mide'-zone}
Irregular comparative of G3173; larger (literally or figuratively, specifically in age).
among you 5216
{5216} Prime
ὑμῶν
humon
{hoo-mone'}
Genitive case of G5210; of (from or concerning) you.
shall be 2071
{2071} Prime
ἔσομαι
esomai
{es'-om-ahee}
Future tense of G1510; will be.
z5704
<5704> Grammar
Tense - Future (See G5776)
Voice - No Voice Stated (See G5799)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 188
your 5216
{5216} Prime
ὑμῶν
humon
{hoo-mone'}
Genitive case of G5210; of (from or concerning) you.
servant. 1249
{1249} Prime
διάκονος
diakonos
{dee-ak'-on-os}
Probably from διάκω [[diako]] (obsolete, to run on errands; compare G1377); an attendant, that is, (generally) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specifically a Christian teacher and pastor (technically a deacon or deaconess).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Matthew 23:11

_ _ But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant — This plainly means, “shall show that he is so by becoming your servant”; as in Matthew 20:27, compared with Mark 10:44.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Matthew 23:1-12.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Matthew 23:11

Matthew 20:26.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance

Matthew 20:26-27 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; ... And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
Mark 10:43-44 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: ... And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
Luke 22:26-27 But ye [shall] not [be] so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. ... For whether [is] greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? [is] not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.
John 13:14-15 If I then, [your] Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. ... For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
1 Corinthians 9:19 For though I be free from all [men], yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
2 Corinthians 4:5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
2 Corinthians 11:23 Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I [am] more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
Galatians 5:13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only [use] not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
Philippians 2:5-8 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: ... And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Mt 20:26. Mk 10:43. Lk 22:26. Jn 13:14. 1Co 9:19. 2Co 4:5; 11:23. Ga 5:13. Php 2:5.

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