It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,Matthew 20:26
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
οὐχ οὕτως ἔσται ἐν ὑμῖν, ἀλλ᾽ ὃς ἐὰν θέλῃ ἐν ὑμῖν μέγας γενέσθαι, ἔσται ὑμῶν διάκονος·
- οὐχouch“Not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- οὕτωςhoutōs“thus”Adverb · from οὕτω, οὕτως · “thus(-ly)” · Strong's G3779
- ἔσταιestai“will it be”Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἐνen“among”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- ὑμῖν,humin“you,”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
- ὃςhos“who[ever]”Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- ἐὰνean“if”Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
- θέλῃthelē“shall wish”Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from θέλω · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
- ἐνen“among”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- ὑμῖνhumin“you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- μέγαςmegas“great”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “great” · Strong's G3173
- γενέσθαι,genesthai“to become,”Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), infinitive · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- ἔσταιestai“he will be”Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ὑμῶνhumōn“your”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- διάκονος·diakonos“servant;”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from διάκονος · “servant” · Strong's G1249
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)