Mateo 20:27

27 Y el que quisiere 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 Entonces Jesús llamándolos, dijo: Ya sabéis que los príncipes de los gentiles se enseñorean sobre ellos, y los que son grandes ejercen sobre ellos potestad

26 Mas entre vosotros no será así; sino el que quisiere entre vosotros hacerse grande, será vuestro servidor

27 Y el que quisiere entre vosotros ser el primero, será vuestro siervo

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

29 Entonces saliendo ellos de Jericó, le seguía gran multitud