Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 23:11-12

"But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted." — Matthew 23:11-12 (ASV)

This is nearly the same lesson that is recorded in chapter 20, verse 27. Our Lord had to repeat many times this law of His kingdom: He that is greatest among you shall be your servant. You are all equal, but if there is one among you who claims to be the greatest, he shall be the servant of all. Where our King rules, any one of His disciples who exalts himself shall be abased. While, on the other hand, the one who humbles himself shall be exalted. The way to rise is to sink self. The lower we fall in our own esteem, the higher shall we rise in our Master’s estimation.