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


In Context

24 When the ten heard it, they were indignant with the two brothers.

25 But Jesus summoned them, and said, |You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

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

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

28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.|

29 As they went out 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 Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

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: