Luke 22:27

Luke 22:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.
• New International Version (NIV)For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For who is the greater, one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But I am among you as the one who serves.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For who is greater, he who sits at the table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at the table? Yet I am among you as the One who serves.

Context of Luke 22:27

25But he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who have authority over them have themselves called ‘Benefactors.’ 26It is not to be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever is greatest among you should become like the youngest, and whoever leads, like the one serving. For who is greater, the one at the table or the one serving? Isn’t it the one at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves. 28You are those who stood by me in my trials. 29I bestow on you a kingdom, just as my Father bestowed one on me,

Luke 22:27 word by word

τίς γὰρ μείζων, ὁ ἀνακείμενος ἢ ὁ διακονῶν; οὐχὶ ὁ ἀνακείμενος; ἐγὼ δὲ ἐν μέσῳ ὑμῶν εἰμι ὡς ὁ διακονῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• whetherτίςtis · which?G5101
• greaterμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• he thatὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• sitteth at meatἀνάκειμαιanakeimai · to reclineG345
• orἤē · orG2228
• servethδιακονέωdiakoneō · to serveG1247
• notοὐχίouchi · not!G3780
• butδέde · thenG1161
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• amongμέσοςmesos · midstG3319
• youσύsu · youG4771
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613

Cross-references for Luke 22:27

• Luke 12:37Blessed will be those servants the master finds alert when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will get ready, have them recline at the table, then come and serve them.
• Luke 17:7“Which one of you having a servant tending sheep or plowing will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?
• Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
• John 13:5Next, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet and to dry them with the towel tied around him.
• 2 Corinthians 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though he was rich, for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.
• Philippians 2:7Instead he emptied himself by assuming the form of a servant, taking on the likeness of humanity. And when he had come as a man,

Commentaries on Luke 22:27

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-38Verses 21-38 How unbecoming is the worldly ambition of being the greatest, to the character of a follower of Jesus, who took upon him the form of a servant, and humbled himself to the death of the cross! In the way to eternal happiness, we must expect to be assaulted and sifted by Satan. If he cannot destroy, he will try to disgrace or distress us. Nothing more certainly forebodes a fall, in a professed follower of Christ, than self-confidence, with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27I am among you as one who serves: Jesus defined true leadership as serving others. This means meeting the needs of others and empowering them to be all that God has called them to be (see Mark 10:45). This idea was surprising in a culture where status and power were important.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3024-30. there was--or "had been," referring probably to some symptoms of the former strife which had reappeared, perhaps on seeing the whole paschal arrangements committed to two of the Twelve. (See on Mr 10:42-45.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 22:27

• Church
• Example
• Humility
• Jesus, the Christ
• Minister, Christian
• Servant

In the dictionaries

• Accomplish
• Agony
• Cast
• Earnestly
• Reckon
• Banquet
• Jesus Christ
• Law in the New Testament
• Lord's Supper; (eucharist)
• Luke, the Gospel of

Commentaries on Luke 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings