Matthew 20:28

In 9 translations

BSB

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.”

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

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.”

YLT

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

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

DRC

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.

GNV

Euen as the Sonne of man came not to be serued, but to serue, and to giue his life for the ransome of many.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

ὥσπερ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἦλθεν διακονηθῆναι ἀλλὰ διακονῆσαι καὶ δοῦναι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν.

RP2018

ὥσπερ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἦλθεν διακονηθῆναι, ἀλλὰ διακονῆσαι, καὶ δοῦναι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν.

TR-Boyd

ὥσπερ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἦλθε διακονηθῆναι, ἀλλὰ διακονῆσαι, καὶ δοῦναι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν.

SCR1894

ωσπερ ο υιος του ανθρωπου ουκ ηλθεν διακονηθηναι αλλα διακονησαι και δουναι την ψυχην αυτου λυτρον αντι πολλων

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• Luke 22:27For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.
• Hebrews 9:28so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
• Titus 2:14He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
• 1 Peter 3:18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
• Philippians 2:4–8Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God…
• 1 Timothy 2:6who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.
• 2 Corinthians 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
• 1 Peter 2:24He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
• 1 Peter 1:18–19For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without…
• Revelation 5:8–9When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the…
• Ephesians 1:7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
• Mark 14:24He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
• Matthew 26:28This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
• Hebrews 5:8Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered.
• John 13:4–17So He got up from the supper, laid aside His outer garments, and wrapped a towel around His waist. After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was…

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