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Matthew 20:27–28

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27*and if one of you wants to be first, he must be your slave- 28like the Son of Man, who did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life to redeem many people.”

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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.”

Cross references

  1. *20.25, 26: Lk 22:25, 26 20.26, 27: Mt 23:11; Mk 9:35; Lk 22:26

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

and whoever wants to be first 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.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

and 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.”

NLTNew Living Translation

and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and whoever wants to be most prominent 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.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.