27And whoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:


In Context

24 And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.

25 But Jesus called them to him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.

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

27 And whoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

29 And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

Matthew 20:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:27And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:27and whoever wants to be first must be your slave--

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:27And he that will be first among you, shall be your servant.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:27and whosoever would be first among you shall be your servant:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:27and whosoever will be first among you, let him be your bondman;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:27and whosoever would be first among you shall be your servant:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:27Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:27and whoever may will among you to be first, let him be your servant;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:27And whoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: