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 Living Translation (NLT)Who is more important, the one who sits at the table or the one who serves? The one who sits at the table, of course. But not here! For I am among you as one who serves.

Context of Luke 22:27

25And He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called ‘benefactors.’ 26But not so among you; on the contrary, he who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he who governs as he who serves. 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. 28“But you are those who have continued with Me in My trials. 29And I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon 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 are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them.
• Luke 17:7And which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come 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 a ransom for many.”
• John 13:5After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.
• 2 Corinthians 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.
• Philippians 2:7but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.

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