Matthew 20:27
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Amplified

and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your [willing and humble] slave;

New American Standard Bible

and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave;

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;

International Standard Version

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave.

A Conservative Version

and whoever wants be first among you shall be your bondman.

American Standard Version

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

An Understandable Version

And whoever would like to be first [in prominence] among you will be your slave.

Anderson New Testament

And whoever will be first among you, let him be your servant;

Bible in Basic English

And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him take the lowest place:

Common New Testament

And whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave

Daniel Mace New Testament

and whoever would be chief among you, let him be your servant.

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

and whosoever may wish to be first among you, shall be your slave:

Goodspeed New Testament

and whoever wants to hold the first place among you must be your slave,

John Wesley New Testament

Even as the Son of man came not to be served,

Julia Smith Translation

And whoever would be first among you, let him be your servant:

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

and whoever wants to be most prominent among you must be your slave--

Modern King James verseion

And whoever desires to be chief among you, let him be your servant;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and whosoever will be chief, let him be your servant.

Moffatt New Testament

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;

Montgomery New Testament

"and whoever wishes to be first among you, shall be your slave;

NET Bible

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave --

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

and whoever desireth to be first among you, will be your servant;

Sawyer New Testament

and whoever wishes to be first among you, let him be your servant,

The Emphasized Bible

And, whosoever shall desire, among you, to be first, shall be, your servant: -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

and whosoever will be first, let him be your slave.

Twentieth Century New Testament

No, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to take the first place among you, must be your slave;

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

and whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant;

Williams New Testament

and whoever wants to hold first position among you must be your slave,

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

but whosoever wishes to become great among you shall be your minister; and whosoever wishes to be first among you shall be your servant;

Worsley New Testament

let him be your servant:

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Themes

Apostles » Humility urged upon

Greatness » The greatest of men

Humility » They who have » Are greatest in Christ's kingdom

Jesus Christ » History of » Listens to the mother of james and john in behalf of her sons (in peraea)

Man » Equality of

Topics

Slaves

Humbling Oneself

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
G2532

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

whosoever
G3739
ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
which, whom, that, who, whose, what, that which, whereof,
Usage: 980

will
G2309
θέλω ἐθέλω 
thelo 
will/would, will/would have, desire, desirous, list, to will,
Usage: 136

be
G1511
εἶναι 
Einai 
to be, be, was, is, am, are, were, not tr,
Usage: 97

chief
G4413
πρῶτος 
Protos 
first, chief, first day, former,
Usage: 67

among
G1722
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

you
G5213
ὑμῖν 
Humin 
you, ye, your, not tr,
Usage: 293

let him be
G2077
ἔστω ἔστωσαν 
Esto 
let be, be, not tr
Usage: 10

your
G5216
ὑμῶν 
Humon 
your, you, ye, yours, not tr.,
Usage: 371

References

Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 20:27

Verse Info

Context Readings

A Request By The Mother Of James And John

26 It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, 27 and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your [willing and humble] slave; 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many [paying the price to set them free from the penalty of sin].”


Son of Man

Whoever Desires to Be First

Whoever Wants To Be First

Whoever Wishes To Be First

Whosoever Will Be Chief

No

Cross References

Matthew 18:4

Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Mark 9:33-35

They arrived at Capernaum; and when He was in the house, He asked them, “What were you discussing and arguing about on the road?”

Luke 22:26

But it is not to be this way with you; on the contrary, the one who is the greatest among you must become like the youngest [and least privileged], and the [one who is the] leader, like the servant.

Acts 20:34-35

You know personally that these hands ministered to my own needs [working in manual labor] and to [those of] the people who were with me.

Romans 1:14

I have a duty to perform and a debt to pay both to Greeks and to barbarians [the cultured and the uncultured], both to the wise and to the foolish.

1 Corinthians 9:19-23

For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to everyone, so that I may win more [for Christ].

2 Corinthians 4:5

For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves [merely] as your bond-servants for Jesus’ sake.

2 Corinthians 11:5

Yet I consider myself in no way inferior to the [so-called] super-apostles.

2 Corinthians 11:23-27

Are they [self-proclaimed] servants of Christ?—I am speaking as if I were out of my mind—I am more so [for I exceed them]; with far more labors, with far more imprisonments, beaten times without number, and often in danger of death.

2 Corinthians 12:15

But I will very gladly spend [my own resources] and be utterly spent for your souls. If I love you greatly, am I to be loved less [by you]?

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