Matthew 20:27

27 and whoever among you will be the first [and whoever among you will be first], he shall be your servant.

Matthew 20:27 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 20:27

And whosoever will be chief among you
Or first, or have the pre-eminence, the first place in the kingdom of the Messiah,

let him be your servant;
or, as in Mark, shall be servant of
all:
not only a minister, but a servant; not a servant of some only, but of all. This was verified in the Apostle Paul, who became a servant to all men, though he was free, that he might gain some to Christ; and by so doing was the chief, though he reckoned himself the least of the apostles, yea, less than the least of all saints. The Jews have a saying somewhat like this, that ^F8

``everyone that makes himself (dbek) , as a servant, for the words of the law in this world, shall be made free in the world to come.''

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 T. Bab. Bava Metzia, fol. 35. 2.

Matthew 20:27 In-Context

25 But Jesus called them to him, and said, Ye know, that [the] princes of heathen men be lords of them, and they that be [the] greater, use power on them [and they that be more, haunt power on them].

26 It shall not be so among you; but whoever will be made greater among you [but whoever will be made more among you], be he your minister;

27 and whoever among you will be the first [and whoever among you will be first], he shall be your servant.

28 As man's Son came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life redemption for many.

29 And when they went out of Jericho, much people followed him. [And they going out of Jericho, many companies followed him.]