Parallel Verses

Anderson New Testament

even as the Son of man came, not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

New American Standard Bible

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

King James Version

Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Holman Bible

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life—a ransom for many.”

International Standard Version

That's the way it is with the Son of Man. He did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people."

A Conservative Version

Just as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

American Standard Version

even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Amplified

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many [paying the price to set them free from the penalty of sin].”

An Understandable Version

Even so, the Son of man did not come to be served [by others] but to be the servant [of others], and to sacrifice His life as a ransom price to purchase many people [i.e., back from Satan]."

Bible in Basic English

Even as the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.

Common New Testament

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Daniel Mace New Testament

as the son of man came not to be ministred unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for all.

Darby Translation

as indeed the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Godbey New Testament

as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His soul a ransom for many.

Goodspeed New Testament

just as the Son of Man has come not to be waited on, but to wait on other people, and to give his life to ransom many others."

John Wesley New Testament

but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Julia Smith Translation

As the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his soul a ransom for many.

King James 2000

Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Lexham Expanded Bible

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life [as] a ransom for many."

Modern King James verseion

even as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Even as the son of man came, not to be ministered unto, but to minister: and to give his life for the redemption of many."

Moffatt New Testament

just as the Son of man has not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Montgomery New Testament

"just as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

NET Bible

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

even as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Sawyer New Testament

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

The Emphasized Bible

Just as, the Son of Man, came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom instead of many.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Even as the Son of man came not to be waited upon, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Twentieth Century New Testament

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

Webster

Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Weymouth New Testament

just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as the redemption-price for many."

Williams New Testament

just as the Son of Man has come, not to be served but to serve, and to give His life a ransom price to set many free."

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

even as the Son of Man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give His soul a ransom for many."

Worsley New Testament

as the Son of man came not to be ministred unto, but to minister and to give his life a ransom for many.

Youngs Literal Translation

even as the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Even as
ὥσπερ 
Hosper 
as, even as, like as
Usage: 24

the Son
υἱός 
Huios 
Usage: 213

of man
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

ἔρχομαι 
Erchomai 
come, go, , vr come
Usage: 424

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

διακονέω 
Diakoneo 
Usage: 25

but
ἀλλά 
Alla 
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
Usage: 461

διακονέω 
Diakoneo 
Usage: 25

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

to give
δίδωμι 
Didomi 
Usage: 254

his

Usage: 0

ψυχή 
Psuche 
Usage: 62

a ransom
λύτρον 
Lutron 
Usage: 0

for
ἀντί 
Anti 
for, because 9, for ... cause, therefore 9, in the room of
Usage: 14

Devotionals

Devotionals about Matthew 20:28

Images Matthew 20:28

Prayers for Matthew 20:28

Context Readings

A Request By The Mother Of James And John

27 And whoever will be first among you, let him be your servant; 28 even as the Son of man came, not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. 29 And as they went out from Jericho, a great multitude fol lowed him.

Cross References

Hebrews 9:28

so the Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and to those who look for him he will appear the second time, without a sin-offering, in order to salvation.

2 Corinthians 8:9

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet, for your sakes, he became poor, that you, through his poverty, might become rich.

1 Timothy 2:6

who gave himself a ransom for all, of which the testimony has been given in its proper times,

Titus 2:14

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

Matthew 26:28

for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many in order to the remission of sins.

Luke 22:27

For which is greater, he that reclines at table, or he that serves? Is not he that reclines at table? But I am among you as one that serves.

John 10:15

As the Father knows me, I also know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep.

1 Peter 1:18-19

because you know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver or gold, from your vain mode of life received by tradition from your fathers,

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first born from the dead, and the Prince of the kings of the earth. To him that loves us, and that has washed us from our sins in his own blood,

Matthew 8:20

And Jesus said to him: The foxes have dens, and the birds of the air have roosts; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.

Mark 14:24

And he said to them: This is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many.

John 11:50-52

nor do you consider that it is profitable for us, that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish.

John 13:4-17

arose from supper, and laid aside his garments, and taking a towel, he girded himself.

Romans 3:24-26

yet may be justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;

Romans 4:25

who was delivered up for our offenses, and raised again for our justification.

Romans 5:15-19

But the favor bestowed is not, in all respects, like the offense: for if, by the offense of one, the many have died, much more have the grace of God and the gift which is by the grace of the one man Jesus Christ, been made abundant for the many.

Galatians 3:13

Christ has bought us off from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us: (for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree:)

Ephesians 1:7

in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the remission of sins, according to the riches of his grace,

Ephesians 5:2

and walk in love, as the Christ also loved us, and gave him self for us as an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet odor.

Philippians 2:4-8

Consider not each one his own gifts, but each one also the gifts of others.

Hebrews 2:10

For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

Hebrews 5:8

although he was a Son, he yet learned obedience from the things which he suffered;

1 Peter 2:24

He himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. By his stripes you were healed.

1 Peter 3:18

For Christ also once suffered for sins, the Just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, having been put to death in flesh, but made alive in spirit;

1 John 2:2

And he is the expiation for our sins: not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world.

Revelation 5:8-9

And when he had taken the book, the four living creatures, and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, having, each of them, harps, and golden cups full of incense, which is the prayers of the saints.

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