Matthew 23:11

Lexham English Bible

And the greatest among you will be your servant.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The greatest among you will be your servant.

King James Version (1611)
But hee that is greatest among you, shall be your seruant.

King James Version
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

English Standard Version
The greatest among you shall be your servant.

New American Standard Bible
"But the greatest of you shall be your servant.

New Century Version
Whoever is your servant is the greatest among you.

Amplified Bible
"But the greatest among you will be your servant.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But the greatest among you shall be your servant.

Legacy Standard Bible
But the greatest among you shall be your servant.

Berean Standard Bible
The greatest among you shall be your servant.

Contemporary English Version
Whoever is the greatest should be the servant of the others.

Complete Jewish Bible
The greatest among you must be your servant,

Darby Translation
But the greatest of you shall be your servant.

Easy-to-Read Version
Whoever serves you like a servant is the greatest among you.

Geneva Bible (1587)
But he that is greatest among you, let him be your seruant.

George Lamsa Translation
But he who is greatest among you, let him be your minister.

Good News Translation
The greatest one among you must be your servant.

Literal Translation
But the greater of you shall be your servant.

American Standard Version
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

Bible in Basic English
But let the greatest among you be your servant.

Hebrew Names Version
But he who is greatest among you will be your servant.

International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
But he who is great among you, let him be your servitor.

Murdock Translation
And the great one among you will be your servitor.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
He that is greatest among you, shalbe your seruaunt.

English Revised Version
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

World English Bible
But he who is greatest among you will be your servant.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

Weymouth's New Testament
He who is the greatest among you shall be your servant;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He that is grettest among you, schal be youre mynystre.

Update Bible Version
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

Webster's Bible Translation
But he that is greatest among you, shall be your servant.

New English Translation
The greatest among you will be your servant.

New King James Version
But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant.

New Living Translation
The greatest among you must be a servant.

New Life Bible
"He who is greatest among you will be the one to care for you.

New Revised Standard
The greatest among you will be your servant.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, the greatest of you, shall be to you, a minister;

Douay-Rheims Bible
He that is the greatest among you shall be your servant.

Revised Standard Version
He who is greatest among you shall be your servant;

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
He that is greatest amoge you shalbe youre seruaunte.

Young's Literal Translation
And the greater of you shall be your ministrant,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He that is greatest amoge you, shalbe youre seruaunt.

Mace New Testament (1729)
he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

THE MESSAGE
"Do you want to stand out? Then step down. Be a servant. If you puff yourself up, you'll get the wind knocked out of you. But if you're content to simply be yourself, your life will count for plenty.

Simplified Cowboy Version
The one who is the top hand among you will be your servant who works like a pack mule.

Contextual Overview

¹ Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, ² saying, "The scribes and the Pharisees sit on the seat of Moses. ³ Therefore do and observe everything that they tell you, but do not do as they do, for they tell others to do something and do not do it themselves. ⁴ And they tie up heavy burdens and put them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing with their finger to move them. ⁵ And they do all their deeds in order to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries broad and make their tassels long. ⁶ And they love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues ⁷ and the greetings in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi' by people. ⁸ But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,' because one is your teacher, and you are all brothers, ⁹ And do not call anyone your father on earth, for one is your heavenly Father. ¹⁰ And do not be called teachers, because one is your teacher, the Christ.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Matthew 20:26, Matthew 20:27, Mark 10:43, Mark 10:44, Luke 22:26, Luke 22:27, John 13:14, John 13:15, 1 Corinthians 9:19, 2 Corinthians 4:5, 2 Corinthians 11:23, Galatians 5:13, Philippians 2:5-8

Reciprocal: Matthew 18:1 - Who Matthew 18:4 - humble Luke 9:48 - he that

Cross-References

Genesis 23:6
"Hear us, my lord, you are a mighty prince in our midst. Bury your dead in the choicest of our burial sites. None of us will withhold his burial site from you for burying your dead."

Genesis 23:7
And Abraham rose up and bowed to the people of the land, to the Hittites.

Genesis 23:12
And Abraham bowed before the people of the land.

Genesis 23:18
to Abraham as a property in the presence of the Hittites, with respect to all who were entering the gate of his city.

Genesis 23:20
And the field and the cave which was in it passed to Abraham as a burial site from the Hittites.

Numbers 35:30
"‘If anyone kills a person, the killer will be put to death according to the testimony of witnesses, but someone cannot die on testimony of one person.

Deuteronomy 17:6
On the evidence of two or three witnesses the person shall be put to death. The person shall not be put to death by the mouth of one witness.

Deuteronomy 19:15
The testimony of a single witness may not be used to convict with respect to any crime and for any wrongdoing in any offense that a person committed; on the evidence of two witnesses or on the evidence of three witnesses a charge shall be sustained.

Ruth 4:1
And Boaz had gone up to the city gate and sat there. And look, the redeemer of whom Boaz had spoken was passing by. And he said, "Come over here to sit, friend." And he came over and sat.

Ruth 4:4
And I thought I would tell you and say, ‘Buy it in the presence of those sitting and before the elders of my people,' if you want to redeem it, redeem it. But if you do not want to redeem, tell me so that I may know, for there is no one except you to redeem it, and I am after you." And he said, "I want to redeem it."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But he that is greatest among you,.... Either who really is so, having more grace, and greater gifts bestowed upon him, than others; which doubtless was the case of some of the disciples, or who desired to be the greatest, was ambitious of, and affected a superiority over others, and to be in the highest post and place, as it is certain some of them did. This was what they were often contending about among themselves, who should be greatest: and Christ here seems to have regard to that vain spirit, which appeared among them; and his view is, to check and restrain it: "shall be your servant"; or "let him be your servant". Service is the way to honour; he that would be most esteemed ought to do the most work; and the man that has the most grace, and the greatest gifts, ought to employ them for the use and benefit of others;

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 20:26.

He that shall humble himself ... - God will exalt or honor him that is humble, and that seeks a lowly place among people. That is true religion, and God will reward it.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 23:11. Your servant. — διακονος, deacon. See on Matthew 20:26.