Matthew 20:28

Matthew 20:28 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
• New King James Version (NKJV)just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

Context of Matthew 20:28

26It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 27and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave— 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.” 29As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him. 30And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

Matthew 20:28 word by word

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

• just asὥσπερhōsper · just asG5618
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of Manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• did not comeοὐou · noG3756
• did not comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• to be servedδιακονέωdiakoneō · to serveG1247
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• to giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• Hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• lifeψυχήpsuchē · soul: lifeG5590
• a ransomλύτρονlutron · ransomG3083
• forἀντίanti · forG473
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183

Cross-references for Matthew 20:28

• 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.
• John 13:4So He got up from the supper, laid aside His outer garments, and wrapped a towel around His waist.
• Philippians 2:4Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
• Hebrews 5:8Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered.
• Job 33:24to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’
• Psalms 49:7No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.
• Isaiah 53:5But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
• Daniel 9:24Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
• John 10:15just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.
• John 11:50You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”
• Romans 3:24and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
• Galatians 3:13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
• Ephesians 1:7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
• Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
• 1 Timothy 2:6who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.
• 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.

Commentaries on Matthew 20:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28A ransom for many - , or a ransom instead of many, - one ransom, or atonement, instead of the many prescribed in the Jewish law. Mr. Wakefield contends for the above translation, and with considerable show of reason and probability. The word is used by the Septuagint for the Hebrew פדיו , pidion, the ransom paid for a man's life: see Exodus 21:30; Numbers 3:49-51; and is used Numbers 35:31, where a satisfaction (Hebrew כפר copher, an atonement) for the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20-28Verses 20-28 See also Mark 10:35-45. Matthew 20:20 Then came to him give mother of Zebedee‘s children … - This was probably Salome, Mark 15:40; Mark 16:1. With her sons - The names of these sons were James and John, Mark 10:35 Mark says they came and made the request. That is, they made it, as appears from Matthew, through the medium of their mother; they requested her to ask it for them. It is not improbable that she was an ambitious woman, and was…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-28Verses 20-28 The sons of Zebedee abused what Christ said to comfort the disciples. Some cannot have comforts but they turn them to a wrong purpose. Pride is a sin that most easily besets us; it is sinful ambition to outdo others in pomp and grandeur. To put down the vanity and ambition of their request, Christ leads them to the thoughts of their sufferings. It is a bitter cup that is to be drunk of; a cup of trembling, but not the cup of the wicked. It is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28The phrase the Son of Man … come: This expression suggests that Jesus already existed before his birth on earth. It points back to Daniel’s vision of the Son of Man coming from heaven to receive authority and glory (see Daniel 7:13–14). as a ransom for many: Jesus said he would freely give his life as a payment to rescue many people. His death brought freedom from the power and penalty of sin (see Matthew 26:26–29; Isaiah 53:10–12; Romans 3:24). In this…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 20:28

• Atonement
• Commandments
• Example
• Fellowship
• Jesus, the Christ
• Life
• Man
• Minister, Christian
• Ransom
• Redemption

In the dictionaries

• Son of man
• Agree
• Choose
• Condemn
• Drink
• Idle
• Perseverance of the saints
• Prepare
• Ransom
• Redemption

Commentaries on Matthew 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings