11 translations · Greek
Matthew 20:28
even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Matthew 20:28 in 11 translations
- WEB 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.”
- KJV 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.
- BSB Berean Standard 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.”
- ASV 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- even as the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give His life [as] a ransom for many.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- In the same way, the Son of man didn't come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
- YLT Young’s 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.'
- DBY 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.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Even as the Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a redemption for many.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὥσπερ | hōsper | just as | G5618 ὥσπερ just as |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Υἱὸς | Huios | Son | G5207 υἱός son |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀνθρώπου | anthrōpou | of Man | G444 ἄνθρωπος a human |
| οὐκ | ouk | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| ἦλθεν | ēlthen | did not come | G2064 ἔρχομαι to come/go |
| διακονηθῆναι | diakonēthēnai | to be served | G1247 διακονέω to serve |
| ἀλλὰ | alla | but | G235 ἀλλά but |
| διακονῆσαι | diakonēsai | to serve | G1247 διακονέω to serve |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| δοῦναι | dounai | to give | G1325 δίδωμι to give |
| τὴν | tēn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ψυχὴν | psychēn | life | G5590 ψυχή soul |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | His | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| λύτρον | lytron | [as] a ransom | G3083 λύτρον ransom |
| ἀντὶ | anti | for | G473 ἀντί for |
| πολλῶν | pollōn | many | G4183 πολύς much |
Related verses
- Luke 22:27
For who is greater, one who sits at the table, or one who serves? Isn’t it he who sits at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.
- Hebrews 9:28
so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, without sin, to those who are eagerly waiting for him for salvation.
- Titus 2:14
who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.
- 1 Peter 3:18
Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;
- Philippians 2:4–8
each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others. Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus, who, existing in the form of God, didn’t consider equality with God a thing to be grasped, …
- 1 Timothy 2:6
who gave himself as a ransom for all; the testimony in its own times;
- 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 Peter 2:24
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.
- Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood;
- Ephesians 1:7
in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
26 It shall not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant.
27 Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant,
28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
29 As they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
30 Behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!”
Read all of Matthew 20 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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