Luke 22:26 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 22:26

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.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

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.

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

But it must be observed, that not every kind of respect and deference to others betokens humility, for you may defer to a person for the world's sake, for fear of his power, or regard to your own interest. In that case you seek to advance yourself, not to honour another. Therefore there is one form of the precept given to all men, namely, that they boast not about precedence, but strive earnestly for humility.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Now Christ was among his disciples just like one that waited at table. He was so far from taking state, or taking his ease, by commanding their attendance upon him, that he was ready to do any office of kindness and service for them; witness his washing their feet.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Let him be as the younger - Dr. Lightfoot justly conjectures that Peter was the eldest of all the disciples; and he supposes that the strife was kindled between him and the sons of Zebedee, James and John. These three disciples were those whom Christ had distinguished by peculiar marks of his favor; and therefore it is natural to conclude that the strife lay between these three, the two brothers and Peter. Shall we or Peter be at the head? Neither, says our Lord.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὑμεῖς	humeis	You	G4771 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
οὐχ	ouch	not	G3756 →
οὕτως,	houtōs	thus [shall be],	G3779 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	Instead	G235 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
μείζων	meizōn	greater	G3173 →
ἐν	en	among	G1722 →
ὑμῖν	humin	you	G4771 →
γινέσθω	ginesthō	he should become	G1096 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
νεώτερος,	neōteros	younger,	G3501 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὁ	ho	the [one]	G3588 →
ἡγούμενος	hēgoumenos	leading	G2233 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
ὁ	ho	the [one]	G3588 →
διακονῶν.	diakonōn	serving.	G1247 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Peter 5:5
Young 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.”
leads to
- James 4:6
  But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Proverbs 3:34
  He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
- Romans 12:10
  Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
- Ephesians 5:21
  Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
- Philippians 2:3
  Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
Through
Mark 9:35
Sitting 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.”
leads to
- Matthew 20:25–28
  But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
- Mark 10:42–45
  So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
- Matthew 23:11
  The greatest among you shall be your servant.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke