Matthew 23:11

New King James Version

But he who is greatest among you shall 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
The person who is greatest among you must be your servant.Matthew 20:26-27;">[xr]

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 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 Mark 12:38-40; Luke 20:45-47">[xr] Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, ² saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. ³ Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, [fn] that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do. ⁴ For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. ⁵ But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments. ⁶ They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues, ⁷ greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, "Rabbi, Rabbi.' ⁸ But you, do not be called 'Rabbi'; for One is your Teacher, the Christ, [fn] and you are all brethren. ⁹ Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. ¹⁰ And do not 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: You are a mighty prince among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our burial places. None of us will withhold from you his burial place, that you may bury your dead."

Genesis 23:7
Then Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, the sons of Heth.

Genesis 23:12
Then Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land;

Genesis 23:18
to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.

Genesis 23:20
So the field and the cave that is in it were deeded to Abraham by the sons of Heth as property for a burial place.

Numbers 35:30
Whoever kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the testimony of witnesses; but one witness is not sufficient testimony against a person for the death penalty.

Deuteronomy 17:6
Whoever is deserving of death shall be put to death on the testimony of two or three witnesses; he shall not be put to death on the testimony of one witness.

Deuteronomy 19:15
"One witness shall not rise against a man concerning any iniquity or any sin that he commits; by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established.

Ruth 4:1
Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there; and behold, the close relative of whom Boaz had spoken came by. So Boaz said, "Come aside, friend, [fn] sit down here." So he came aside and sat down.

Ruth 4:4
And I thought to inform you, saying, 'Buy it back in the presence of the inhabitants and the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if you [fn] will not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know; for there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.' " And he said, "I will 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.