Matthew 23:11

Literal Standard Version

And the greater of 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.

Lexham English Bible
And the greatest among you will 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

¹Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes, and to His disciples, ²saying, "On the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees; ³all, then, as much as they may say to you to observe, observe and do, but according to their works do not do, for they say, and do not do; ⁴for they bind together burdens [too] heavy and grievous to bear, and lay [them] on the shoulders of men, but with their finger they will not move them. ⁵And all their works they do to be seen by men, and they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the fringes of their garments, ⁶they also cherish the first couches at the banquets, and the first seats in the synagogues, ⁷and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi. ⁸And you may not be called Rabbi, for one is your teacher—the Christ, and you are all brothers; ⁹and you may not call [any] your father on the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens, ¹⁰nor may you be called teachers, for 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; a prince of God [are] you in our midst; in the choice of our burying-places bury your dead: none of our burying-places do we withhold from you, from burying your dead."

Genesis 23:7
And Abraham rises and bows himself to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth,

Genesis 23:12
And Abraham bows himself before the people of the land,

Genesis 23:18
to Abraham by purchase, before the eyes of the sons of Heth, among all entering the gate of his city.

Genesis 23:20
and established are the field, and the cave which [is] in it, to Abraham for a possession of a burying-place, from the sons of Heth.

Numbers 35:30
Whoever strikes a person, by the mouth of witnesses [one] slays the murderer; and one witness does not testify against a person to cause [him] to die.

Deuteronomy 17:6
By the mouth of two witnesses or three witnesses is he who is being put to death put to death; he is not put to death by the mouth of one witness;

Deuteronomy 19:15
One witness does not rise against a man for any iniquity and for any sin, in any sin which he sins; by the mouth of two witnesses or by the mouth of three witnesses is a thing established.

Ruth 4:1
And Boaz has gone up to the gate, and sits there, and behold, the redeemer is passing by of whom Boaz had spoken, and he says, "Turn aside, sit down here, such a one, such a one"; and he turns aside and sits down.

Ruth 4:4
and I said, I uncover your ear, saying, Buy before the inhabitants and before [the] elderly of my people; if you redeem—redeem, and if none redeems—declare [it] to me and I know, for there is none except you to redeem, and I after you." And he says, "I 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.