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Matthew 20:27–28

27 uAnd whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave28 vjust as the wSon of Man did not come to be served, xbut to serve, and yto give His life a ransom zfor many.”

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Matthew 20:27–28 — The New International Version (NIV)

27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave28 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.”

Matthew 20:27–28 — English Standard Version (ESV)

27 and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, 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.”

Matthew 20:27–28 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: 28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Matthew 20:27–28 — New Living Translation (NLT)

27 and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave. 28 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.”

Matthew 20:27–28 — New Century Version (NCV)

27 Whoever wants to become first among you must serve the rest of you like a slave. 28 In the same way, the Son of Man did not come to be served. He came to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many people.”

Matthew 20:27–28 — American Standard Version (ASV)

27 and whosoever would be first among you shall be your servant: 28 even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Matthew 20:27–28 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

27 and whosoever will be first among you, let him be your bondman; 28 as indeed the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Matthew 20:27–28 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

27 Whoever wants to be most important among you will be your slave. 28 It’s the same way with the Son of Man. He didn’t come so that others could serve him. He came to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people.” 

Matthew 20:27–28 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

27 and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave; 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His lifea ransom for many.”

Matthew 20:27–28 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

27 and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave; 28 just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.”

Matthew 20:27–28 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

27 and whoever wants to be most prominent among you 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.”

Matthew 20:27–28 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

27 And anyone who wants to be first must be your slave.

28 “Be like the Son of Man. He did not come to be served. Instead, he came to serve others. He came to give his life as the price for setting many people free.”

Matthew 20:27–28 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

27 and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave;

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


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