Mateus 20:27

27 e qualquer que entre vós quiser ser o primeiro, será vosso servo;

Mateus 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.

Mateus 20:27 In-Context

25 Jesus, pois, chamou-os para junto de si e lhes disse: Sabeis que os governadores dos gentios os dominam, e os seus grandes exercem autoridades sobre eles.

26 Não será assim entre vós; antes, qualquer que entre vós quiser tornar-se grande, será esse o que vos sirva;

27 e qualquer que entre vós quiser ser o primeiro, será vosso servo;

28 assim como o Filho do homem não veio para ser servido, mas para servir, e para dar a sua vida em resgate de muitos.

29 Saindo eles de Jericó, seguiu-o uma grande multidão;