Matthew 20:26 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

but not so shall it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your ministrant;

English ASV

Not so shall it be among you: but whosoever would become great among you shall be your minister;

English Amplified

Not so shall it be among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant,

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Not so shall it be among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant,

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

It must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

It shall not be thus amongst you, but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your servant;

English EASY 2024

But you should not be like that. The person who wants to be great among you must become your servant.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But it should not be that way with you. Whoever wants to be your leader must be your servant.

It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

This, however, is not the way it shall be among you. If one of you wants to be great, you must be the servant of the rest;

English God's Word - GW 1995

But that's not the way it's going to be among you. Whoever wants to become great among you will be your servant.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

It must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

English KJV 1611

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

English LSB

It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant,

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

It shall not be so among you. Whoever would be great among you, let him be your servant,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant,

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant;

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Don't be like that. Instead, anyone who wants to be important among you must be your servant.

English NIV

Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

English NKJ 1982

Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant.

English NLT

But among you it should be quite different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant,

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

It will not be so among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant,

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

But this is not your calling. You will lead by a completely different model. The greatest one among you will live as the one who is called to serve others,

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

It shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But among you it is quite different. Anyone wanting to be a leader among you must be your servant.

English Tyndale 1537

It shall not be so among you: But whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister,

Matthew 20:26 — Compare Translations