English Standard Version
Matthew 23:11
11The greatest among you shall 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The greatest among you must be a servant.
Context of Matthew 23:11
9And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. 10Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Christ. The greatest among you shall be your servant. 12Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. 13"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter 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 shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,
- Mark 10:43But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,
- Luke 22:26But not so with you. Rather, let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves.
- John 13:14If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.
- 1 Corinthians 9:19For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.
- 2 Corinthians 4:5For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.
- 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, and often near death.
- Galatians 5:13For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
- Philippians 2:5Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in 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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