Luke 22:26

In 9 translations

BSB

But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.

KJV

But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

WEB

But not so with you. Rather, the one who is greater among you, let him become as the younger, and one who is governing, as one who serves.

ASV

But ye shall not be so: but he that is the greater among you, let him become as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

LSV

but you [are] not so, but he who is greater among you—let him be as the younger; and he who is leading, as he who is ministering;

YLT

but ye [are] not so, but he who is greater among you — let him be as the younger; and he who is leading, as he who is ministering;

DBY

But ye [shall] not [be] thus; but let the greater among you be as the younger, and the leader as he that serves.

DRC

But you not so: but he that is the greater among you, let him become as the younger; and he that is the leader, as he that serveth.

GNV

But yee shall not be so: but let the greatest among you be as the least: and the chiefest as he that serueth.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

ὑμεῖς δὲ οὐχ οὕτως, ἀλλʼ ὁ μείζων ἐν ὑμῖν γινέσθω ὡς ὁ νεώτερος, καὶ ὁ ἡγούμενος ὡς ὁ διακονῶν·

RP2018

Ὑμεῖς δὲ οὐχ οὕτως· ἀλλ’ ὁ μείζων ἐν ὑμῖν γενέσθω ὡς ὁ νεώτερος· καὶ ὁ ἡγούμενος ὡς ὁ διακονῶν.

TR-Boyd

Ὑμεῖς δὲ οὐχ οὕτως· ἀλλ᾿ ὁ μείζων ἐν ὑμῖν γενέσθω ὡς ὁ νεώτερος· καὶ ὁ ἡγούμενος ὡς ὁ διακονῶν.

SCR1894

υμεις δε ουχ ουτως αλλ ο μειζων εν υμιν γενεσθω ως ο νεωτερος και ο ηγουμενος ως ο διακονων

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• 1 Peter 5:5Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
• 1 Peter 5:3not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
• Mark 9:35Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”
• Luke 9:48And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
• Matthew 23:8–12But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. Nor are you to be called instructors,…
• 3 John 1:9–10I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction. So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he…
• Matthew 18:3–5“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of…
• Romans 12:2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

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