Luke 22:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Luke 22:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 22:26 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 22:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Luke 22:26 — World English Bible

Luke 22:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But ye shall not be so: but he that is the greater among you, let him become as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.”

Luke 22:26 — American Standard Version

Luke 22:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“but ye <FI>are<Fi> not so, but he who is greater among you--let him be as the younger; and he who is leading, as he who is ministering;”

Luke 22:26 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 22:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But ye [shall] not [be] thus; but let the greater among you be as the younger, and the leader as he that serves.”

Luke 22:26 — Darby Translation

Luke 22:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But yee shall not be so: but let the greatest among you be as the least: and the chiefest as he that serueth.”

Luke 22:26 — Geneva Bible

Luke 22:26 in Context — Luke 22

24 Il s’éleva aussi parmi les apôtres une contestation: lequel d’entre eux devait être estimé le plus grand?

25 Jésus leur dit: Les rois des nations les maîtrisent, et ceux qui les dominent sont appelés bienfaiteurs.

26 Qu’il n’en soit pas de même pour vous.Mais que le plus grand parmi vous soit comme le plus petit, et celui qui gouverne comme celui qui sert.

27 Car quel est le plus grand, celui qui est à table, ou celui qui sert? N’est-ce pas celui qui est à table?Et moi, cependant, je suis au milieu de vous comme celui qui sert.

28 Vous, vous êtes ceux qui avez persévéré avec moi dans mes épreuves;

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