and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—Matthew 20:27
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)
καὶ ὃς ἂν θέλῃ ἐν ὑμῖν εἶναι πρῶτος, ἔσται ὑμῶν δοῦλος·
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ὃςhos“who[ever]”Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- ἂνan“maybe”Particle · from ἄν · “if” · Strong's G0302
- 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
- εἶναιeinai“to be”Verb, present, active, infinitive · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1511
- πρῶτος,prōtos“first,”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from πρῶτος · “first” · Strong's G4413G
- 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
- δοῦλος·doulos“slave;”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from δοῦλος · “slave” · Strong's G1401
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)