Parallel Verses
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]."
New American Standard Bible
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
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
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.
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.'
Themes
Atonement » Made by jesus » Redemption by
Christ » Appearing to his disciples other references to cures by » Mission of
The death of Christ » Acceptable, as a sacrifice to God
Christ, our example » Conformity to, required in » Ministering to others
Humility » They who have » Are greatest in Christ's kingdom
Humility of Christ » Exhibited in his » Becoming a servant
Servants » Christ condescended to the office of
religious Work » Helpful various forms of, to which men are called » Christ's example of
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 20:28
Images Matthew 20:28
Prayers for Matthew 20:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Request By The Mother Of James And John
27 And whoever would like to be first [in prominence] among you will be your slave. 28 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]." 29 As they [i.e., the twelve apostles and Jesus] were leaving Jericho [Note: This was a town about eighteen miles northeast of Jerusalem], a huge crowd followed them.
Cross References
Hebrews 9:28
so Christ also, who was once [for all] offered [as a sacrifice] to take away the sins of many people, will come back a second time, not to take away sin, [but] to provide salvation to those who are waiting for Him.
2 Corinthians 8:9
For you know the unearned favor of our Lord Jesus Christ, [how] that even though He was rich, He became poor for your sakes, so that through His poverty you people could become [spiritually] rich.
1 Timothy 2:6
who gave Himself as a ransom on behalf of all people [i.e., as a substitute in place of others]. The proper time for the testimony [of this event to be proclaimed] has arrived. [Note: The correct meaning of the foregoing sentence is very difficult to determine].
Titus 2:14
He gave Himself up for us, to buy us back from [enslavement to] all [kinds of] wickedness and to purify for Himself a group of people who belong to Him and who are eager to do good deeds.
Matthew 26:28
for this is [i.e., represents] my blood of the Agreement [i.e., between God and mankind], which is [to be] poured out for many people in order for [their] sins to be forgiven.
Luke 22:27
For who is most important, the person who reclines at the dinner table or the person who serves [him]? Is it not the person who reclines at the dinner table? But I am among you as the person who serves.
John 10:15
just like the Father knows me [intimately] and I know the Father [that way]. And I [am about to] give up my life for the sheep.
1 Peter 1:18-19
You [should] know that you were bought back [from Satan], from your useless way of life, inherited from your forefathers, not with such perishable things as silver and gold,
Revelation 1:5
[It is also] from Jesus Christ, who is the Faithful Witness [to the truth], the Firstborn from the dead [i.e., the first One raised never to die again], the Ruler of the kings of the world. May there be honor and power forever and ever to Christ, who loved us and released us from our sins by His blood [Note: Some manuscripts say "washed us" since the two words are spelled almost alike].
Matthew 8:20
Jesus replied to him, "The foxes have dens [in which to live] and the birds of the sky have nests [in which to roost]; but the Son of man does not have anywhere to lay His head."
Mark 14:24
And He said to them, "This is [i.e., represents] my blood of the Agreement [i.e., between God and mankind] which is [to be] poured out for many people.
John 11:50-52
And you are not taking into consideration that it would be profitable to you for one man to die for the people, so that the entire nation would not be destroyed."
John 13:4-17
So, He got up from the dinner table, laid aside His [outer] clothing and took a towel and wrapped it around Himself.
Romans 3:24-26
But people are made right with Him as a free gift by His unearned favor, through being bought back [from Satan] by Christ Jesus.
Romans 4:25
[This] Jesus was delivered up [to die] for our sins and was raised [from the dead] to make us right with God.
Romans 5:15-19
But the free gift [of salvation through Christ] is not [exactly] like the sin [of Adam]. For if many people died [physically] because of the sin of the one man [i.e., Adam], how much more did God's favor abound by [providing] His gracious gift [of salvation] to many people because of the one man, Jesus Christ.
Galatians 3:13
Christ bought us back from the curse [caused by our not obeying all the requirements] of the law of Moses; He became a curse for us [by dying on the cross], for it is written [Deut. 21:23], "Every one who hangs on a tree [i.e., a cross] is cursed [i.e., cut off from God]."
Ephesians 1:7
In [fellowship with] Christ we have redemption [i.e., we have been bought back from Satan] through His blood, and have forgiveness of sins according to the abundance of God's unearned favor,
Ephesians 5:2
Live in a loving way, just like Christ loved us and gave Himself up [to die] for us as an offering and fragrant smelling sacrifice to God.
Philippians 2:4-8
Each of you should not look out for your own interests [only], but also for those of other people.
Hebrews 2:10
For it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, in order to lead many [of His] children to glory [i.e., heaven], would make the author [or, pioneer] of their salvation [i.e., Jesus] completely [qualified] through [His] sufferings.
Hebrews 5:8
[And] although He was a Son, still He learned obedience from the things He suffered,
1 Peter 2:24
Jesus took upon Himself our sins [when] His body was placed upon the cross so that we, [through] dying to [i.e., giving up] the sinful life, would live for righteousness. You were healed [from your sins] by His being brutally treated.
1 Peter 3:18
For Christ suffered once for people's sins [to be forgiven]. [It was the case of] a righteous Man suffering for unrighteous people, so that He could bring you [or, "us"] to God [for salvation]. [Though] He [i.e., Jesus] was put to death physically, He was brought back to life by the Holy Spirit [Note: Some translations say "in spirit"].
1 John 2:2
And He is the One who provides a "covering over" [or atonement] for our sins [See Heb. 2:17; Dan. 9:24; II Chron. 29:24], and not for ours [who are already Christians] only, but also for the sins of the people of the whole world.
Revelation 5:8-9
And when He had taken the book, the four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell down in front of the Lamb [i.e., to worship Him]. Each one of them held [in his hands] a harp and a golden bowl full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints [See Psa. 141:2; Rev. 8:3-4].