Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 23:11
11The greatest among you will be your servant.
Matthew 23:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
- New International Version (NIV)The greatest among you will be your servant.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The greatest among you shall be your servant.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant.
Context of Matthew 23:11
9Do not call anyone on earth your father, because you have one Father, who is in heaven. 10You are not to be called instructors either, because you have one Instructor, the Messiah. The greatest among you will be your servant. 12Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. 13“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. For you don’t go in, and you don’t allow those entering to go in.
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ὁ δὲ μείζων ὑμῶν ἔσται ὑμῶν διάκονος.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Matthew 23:11
- Matthew 20:26It must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
- Mark 10:43But it is not so among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you will be your servant,
- Luke 22:26It 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.
- John 13:14So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.
- 1 Corinthians 9:19Although I am free from all and not anyone’s slave, I have made myself a slave to everyone, in order to win more people.
- 2 Corinthians 4:5For we are not proclaiming ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’s sake.
- 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? I’m talking like a madman — I’m a better one: with far more labors, many more imprisonments, far worse beatings, many times near death.
- Galatians 5:13For you were called to be free, brothers and sisters; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love.
- Philippians 2:5Adopt the same attitude as that of Christ Jesus,
Commentaries on Matthew 23:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Your servant - , deacon. See on Matthew 20:26; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11See 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.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12The disciples of Jesus should lead by serving others, in distinct contrast to Israel's religious leaders (described in 23:5–7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant--This plainly means, "shall show that he is so by becoming your servant"; as in Mt 20:27, compared with Mr 10:44.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 23
- 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
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- 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
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