Tree of Life Version
Matthew 23:11
11But the 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.
- 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
9And call no man on earth your father; for One is your Father, who is in heaven. 10Nor are you to be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Messiah. But the greatest among you shall be your servant. 12Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted. 13“But woe to you, Torah scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut people out of the kingdom of heaven. For you do not enter yourselves, nor do you let those enter who are trying 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 this way among you. But whoever wants to be great among you shall be your servant,
- Mark 10:43Yet it is not this way among you. But whoever wants to be great among you shall be your servant,
- Luke 22:26But with you, it is not so. Rather, let the one who is greatest among you become like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.
- John 13:14So if I, your Master and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash each other’s feet.
- 1 Corinthians 9:19For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I might win over more of them.
- 2 Corinthians 4:5For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Messiah Yeshua as Lord—and ourselves as your slaves for Yeshua’s sake.
- 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Messiah? I am more so—I speak like I’m out of my mind—in labors much more, in prisons much more, in beatings more brutal, near death often.
- Galatians 5:13Brothers and sisters, you were called to freedom—only do not let your freedom become an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
- Philippians 2:5Have this attitude in yourselves, which also was in Messiah Yeshua,
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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