Matthew
Chapter 20
Verse 26
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Matthew 20

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26 It shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant.

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Matthew 20:26. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 4
Word Entries 61
Editorial Notes 0
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Greek Textus Receptus Greek · Greek New Testament · Public Domain

Coverage: New Testament

Greek New Testament source layer with imported morphology.

Οὐχ οὕτω δὲ ἔσται ἐν ὑμῖν· ἀλλ᾿ ὃς ἐὰν θέλῃ ἐν ὑμῖν μέγας γενέσθαι ἔστω ὑμῶν διάκονος·

17 word entries
Οὐχ
Lemma
ouc
Transliteration
ouc
Morphology
Greek: particle nominative
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
G3756
Occurrences
105
οὕτω
Lemma
outwv
Transliteration
outwv
Morphology
Greek: adverb
Part of Speech
adverb
Strong's
G3779
Occurrences
213
δὲ
Lemma
de
Transliteration
de
Morphology
Greek: conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
G1161
Occurrences
2860
ἔσται
Lemma
estai
Transliteration
estai
Morphology
Greek: verb future middle deponent indicative singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
120
ἐν
Lemma
en
Transliteration
en
Morphology
Greek: preposition
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
G1722
Occurrences
2872
ὑμῖν
Lemma
umin
Transliteration
umin
Morphology
Greek: personal pronoun
Part of Speech
personal pronoun
Strong's
G4771
Occurrences
622
ἀλλ᾿
Lemma
all
Transliteration
all
Morphology
Greek: conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
G235
Occurrences
316
ὃς
Lemma
ov
Transliteration
ov
Morphology
Greek: relative pronoun nominative singular masculine
Part of Speech
relative pronoun
Strong's
G3739
Occurrences
231
ἐὰν
Lemma
ean
Transliteration
ean
Morphology
Greek: conditional particle
Part of Speech
conditional particle
Strong's
G1437
Occurrences
333
θέλῃ
Lemma
qelh
Transliteration
qelh
Morphology
Greek: verb present active subjunctive singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G2309
Occurrences
10
ἐν
Lemma
en
Transliteration
en
Morphology
Greek: preposition
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
G1722
Occurrences
2872
ὑμῖν
Lemma
umin
Transliteration
umin
Morphology
Greek: personal pronoun
Part of Speech
personal pronoun
Strong's
G4771
Occurrences
622
μέγας
Lemma
megav
Transliteration
megav
Morphology
Greek: adjective nominative singular masculine
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
G3173
Occurrences
25
γενέσθαι
Transliteration
genesqai
Morphology
Greek: verb second aorist middle deponent infinitive
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G1096
Occurrences
38
ἔστω
Lemma
estw
Transliteration
estw
Morphology
Greek: verb present active imperative singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
14
ὑμῶν
Lemma
umwn
Transliteration
umwn
Morphology
Greek: personal pronoun
Part of Speech
personal pronoun
Strong's
G4771
Occurrences
587
διάκονος
Transliteration
diakonov
Morphology
Greek: noun nominative singular masculine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G1249
Occurrences
15
Tischendorf / Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament Greek · Greek New Testament · Public Domain

Coverage: New Testament sample / proof panel

Proof-of-flow source panel, not full coverage.

οὐχ οὕτως ἔσται ἐν ὑμῖν· ἀλλ’ ὃς ἐὰν θέλῃ ἐν ὑμῖν μέγας γενέσθαι ἔσται ὑμῶν διάκονος,

16 word entries
οὐχ
Lemma
οὐ
Morphology
PRT-N
Part of Speech
PRT
Strong's
G3756
Occurrences
1626
οὕτως
Morphology
ADV
Part of Speech
ADV
Strong's
G3779
Occurrences
208
ἔσται
Morphology
V-FDI-3S
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To be or exist.
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
2459
ἐν
Lemma
ἐν
Morphology
PREP
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Preposition commonly taking the dative.
Strong's
G1722
Occurrences
2740
ὑμῖν·
Morphology
P-2DP
Part of Speech
P
Strong's
G5210
Occurrences
1828
ἀλλ’
Morphology
CONJ
Part of Speech
CONJ
Strong's
G0235
Occurrences
636
ὃς
Lemma
ὅς
Morphology
R-NSM
Part of Speech
R
Strong's
G3739
Occurrences
1406
ἐὰν
Lemma
ἐάν
Morphology
COND
Part of Speech
COND
Strong's
G1437
Occurrences
333
θέλῃ
Morphology
V-PAS-3S
Part of Speech
V
Strong's
G2309
Occurrences
208
ἐν
Lemma
ἐν
Morphology
PREP
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Preposition commonly taking the dative.
Strong's
G1722
Occurrences
2740
ὑμῖν
Morphology
P-2DP
Part of Speech
P
Strong's
G5210
Occurrences
1828
μέγας
Morphology
A-NSM
Part of Speech
A
Strong's
G3173
Occurrences
244
γενέσθαι
Morphology
V-2ADN
Part of Speech
V
Strong's
G1096
Occurrences
667
ἔσται
Morphology
V-FDI-3S
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To be or exist.
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
2459
ὑμῶν
Morphology
P-2GP
Part of Speech
P
Strong's
G5210
Occurrences
1828
διάκονος,
Morphology
N-NSM
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G1249
Occurrences
30
Syriac Peshitta New Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: New Testament

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܠܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܒܝܢܬܟܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܡܢ ܕܨܒܐ ܒܟܘܢ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܪܒܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ

13 word entries
ܠܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܠܐ
Transliteration
la
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
1681
ܗܟܢܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
hkn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
220
ܢܗܘܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
nhw'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
198
ܒܝܢܬܟܘܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
byntkwn
Morphology
possible masculine plural or verbal/pronominal ending; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
21
ܐܠܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܐܠܐ
Transliteration
'l'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
784
ܡܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܡܢ
Transliteration
mn
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
2166
ܕܨܒܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dsb'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
41
ܒܟܘܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
bkwn
Morphology
possible masculine plural or verbal/pronominal ending; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
96
ܕܢܗܘܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dnhw'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
60
ܪܒܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܪܒܐ
Transliteration
rb'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
108
ܢܗܘܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
nhw'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
198
ܠܟܘܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
lkwn
Morphology
possible masculine plural or verbal/pronominal ending; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
676
ܡܫܡܫܢܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
mshmshn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
21
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Non ita erit inter vos: sed quicumque voluerit inter vos major fieri, sit vester minister:

15 word entries
non
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
non
Transliteration
non
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
7320
ita
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ita
Transliteration
ita
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
439
erit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
erit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
inter
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
inter
Transliteration
inter
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
502
vos
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uos
Transliteration
vos
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
2958
sed
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sed
Transliteration
sed
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
1637
quicumque
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
quicumque
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
303
voluerit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uolo
Transliteration
voluerit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
538
inter
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
inter
Transliteration
inter
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
502
vos
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uos
Transliteration
vos
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
2958
maior
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
magnus
Transliteration
maior
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
1017
fieri
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
fio
Transliteration
fieri
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
449
sit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
sit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
vester
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uester
Transliteration
vester
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
1504
minister
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
minister
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
88

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Mark 10:43

But it shall not be so among you, but whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant.

24 relevance votes

Mark 9:35

He sat down and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.”

22 relevance votes

Mark 10:45

For the Son of Man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

20 relevance votes

1 Peter 5:3

not as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

20 relevance votes

Luke 18:14

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

15 relevance votes

1 Peter 4:11

If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

9 relevance votes

Matthew 25:44

“Then they will also answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and didn’t help you?’

4 relevance votes

2 Timothy 1:18

(the Lord grant to him to find the Lord’s mercy in that day); and in how many things he served at Ephesus, you know very well.

2 relevance votes

Hebrews 1:14

Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?

2 relevance votes

John 18:36

Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not of this world. If my Kingdom were of this world, then my servants would fight, that I wouldn’t be delivered to the Jews. But now my Kingdom is not from here.”

2 relevance votes

Philemon 1:13

whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.

2 relevance votes

2 Corinthians 1:24

We don’t control your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.

1 relevance votes
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