Matthew 20:26-28

English Standard Version

²⁶^(A)It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,^[a] ²⁷and whoever would be first among you must be your slave,^[b] ²⁸even as the Son of Man came not to be served but ^(B)to serve, and ^(C)to give his life as a ransom for ^(D)many.”

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Footnotes

Matthew 20:26 Greek diakonos
Matthew 20:27 Or bondservant, or servant (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)

Matthew 20:26-28

Amplified Bible

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 [willing and humble] slave; ²⁸just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many [paying the price to set them free from the penalty of sin].”

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Matthew 20:26-28

New International Version

²⁶Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,^(A) ²⁷and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— ²⁸just as the Son of Man^(B) did not come to be served, but to serve,^(C) and to give his life as a ransom^(D) for many.”