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 is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, 27and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave; just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” 29As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him. 30And two blind men sitting by the road, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

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

• justὥσπερhōsper · just asG5618
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of Manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• did not comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• to be servedδιακονέωdiakoneō · to serveG1247
• and to giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• lifeψυχήpsuchē · soul: lifeG5590
• a ransomλύτρονlutron · ransomG3083
• for 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 at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves.
• John 13:4got up from supper, and laid aside His garments; and taking a towel, He girded Himself.
• Philippians 2:4do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.
• Hebrews 5:8Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered.
• Job 33:24Then let him be gracious to him, and say, ‘Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom’;
• Psalms 49:7No man can by any means redeem his brother Or give to God a ransom for him--
• Isaiah 53:5But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed.
• Daniel 9:24“Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of 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 10:15even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.
• John 11:50nor do you take into account that it is expedient for you that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish.”
• Romans 3:24being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus;
• Galatians 3:13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us--for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs 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 also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.
• 1 Timothy 2:6who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time.
• Hebrews 9:28so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, 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

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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