Mateo 20:27

27 y el que quiera entre vosotros ser el primero, será vuestro siervo;

Mateo 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.

Mateo 20:27 In-Context

25 Pero Jesús, llamándolos junto a sí, dijo: Sabéis que los gobernantes de los gentiles se enseñorean de ellos, y que los grandes ejercen autoridad sobre ellos.

26 No ha de ser así entre vosotros, sino que el que quiera entre vosotros llegar a ser grande, será vuestro servidor,

27 y el que quiera entre vosotros ser el primero, será vuestro siervo;

28 así como el Hijo del Hombre no vino para ser servido, sino para servir y para dar su vida en rescate por muchos.

29 Al salir de Jericó, le siguió una gran multitud.