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

25Jesus said to them, “The kings of nations have power over their people, and those in authority call themselves friends of the people. 26But you’re not going to be that way! Rather, the greatest among you must be like the youngest, and your leader must be like a servant. Who’s the greatest, the person who sits at the table or the servant? Isn’t it really the person who sits at the table? But I’m among you as a servant. 28“You have stood by me in the troubles that have tested me. 29So as my Father has given me a kingdom, I’m giving it to you.

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 are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. I can guarantee this truth: He will change his clothes, make them sit down at the table, and serve them.
• Luke 17:7“Suppose someone has a servant who is plowing fields or watching sheep. Does he tell his servant when he comes from the field, ‘Have something to eat’?
• Matthew 20:28It’s the same way with the Son of Man. He didn’t come so that others could serve him. He came to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people.”
• John 13:5Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that he had tied around his waist.
• 2 Corinthians 8:9You know about the kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ. He was rich, yet for your sake he became poor in order to make you rich through his poverty.
• Philippians 2:7Instead, he emptied himself by taking on the form of a servant, by becoming like other humans, by having a human appearance.

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
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• 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