28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."


In Context

25 Jesus called them together and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.

26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave--

28 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."

29 As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him.

30 Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!"

Matthew 20:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:28Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:28Even 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:28even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:28as indeed the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:28even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:28Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:28even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:28even as the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:28Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.