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Luke 22:26
Luke 22:26 is verse 26 of Luke chapter 22, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.
King James Version
But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
World English Bible
But not so with you. Rather, the one who is greater among you, let him become as the younger, and one who is governing, as one who serves.
Read in context
Luke 22:24–28 · Berean Standard Bible
24 A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them would be considered the greatest.
25 So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors.
26 But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.
27 For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.
28 You are the ones who have stood by Me in My trials.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Luke 9:48And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
Matthew 18:3“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 18:4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 18:5And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
Matthew 23:8But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
Matthew 23:9And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
Matthew 23:10Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.
Matthew 23:11The greatest among you shall be your servant.
Matthew 23:12For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Romans 12:2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
1 Peter 5:3not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
3 John 1:9I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.
3 John 1:10So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.