Matteo 20:27

27 e chiunque fra voi vorrà esser primo sia vostro servitore.

Matteo 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.

Matteo 20:27 In-Context

25 E Gesù, chiamatili a sè, disse: Voi sapete che i principi delle genti le signoreggiano, e che i grandi usano podestà sopra esse.

26 Ma non sarà così fra voi; anzi chiunque fra voi vorrà divenir grande sia vostro ministro;

27 e chiunque fra voi vorrà esser primo sia vostro servitore.

28 Siccome il Figliuol dell’uomo non è venuto per esser servito, anzi per servire, e per dar l’anima sua per prezzo di riscatto per molti.

29 OR uscendo essi di Gerico, una gran moltitudine lo seguitò.