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Matthew 20:28
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just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve,
Euen as the Sonne of man came not to be ministred vnto, but minister, and to giue his life a ransome for many.
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
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."
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."
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 [paying the price to set them free from the penalty of sin]."
Euen as the Sonne of man came not to be serued, but to serue, and to giue his life for the ransome of many.
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."
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."
The Son of Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his life to rescue many people.
For the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve — and to give his life as a ransom for many."
as indeed the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Do as I did: The Son of Man did not come for people to serve him. He came to serve others and to give his life to save many people."
Just as the Son of man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life as a salvation for the sake of many.
like the Son of Man, who did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life to redeem many people."
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."
Even as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.
even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Even as the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.
even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
That's the way it is with the Son of Man. He did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people."Isaiah 53:10-11; Daniel 9:24,26; Matthew 26:28; Luke 22:27; John 11:51-52; Romans 5:15,19; Philippians 2:7; 1 Timothy 2:6; Titus 2:14; Hebrews 9:28; 1 Peter 1:19;">[xr]
So, the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life the redemption for many.
even as the Son of man came, not to be served, but to serve; and to give his life a ransom for many.
Euen as the sonne of man came, not to be ministred vnto, but to minister, and to geue his lyfe a raunsome for many.
even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as the redemption-price for many."
As mannus sone cam not to be seruyd, but to serue, and to yyue his lijf redempcioun for manye.
even as the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
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."
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."
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."
For the Son of Man came not to be cared for. He came to care for others. He came to give His life so that many could be bought by His blood and made free from the punishment of sin."
just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many."
Just as, the Son of Man, came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom instead of many.
Even as the Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister and to give his life a redemption for many.
eve as the sonne of man came not to be ministred vnto but to minister and to geve his lyfe for the redempcion of many.
even as the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'
Euen as the sonne of man came, not to be serued, but to do seruyce, and to geue his life to a redepcion for many.
as the son of man came not to be ministred unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for all.
The Boss's only Son did not come to tell other cowboys what to do, but to serve them and help them. He came to trade places with y'all and become the Outlaw's hostage to be killed so that y'all and every other person may be set free and live."
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
came: Luke 22:27, John 13:4-17, Philippians 2:4-8, Hebrews 5:8
and to: Job 33:24, Psalms 49:7, Isaiah 53:5, Isaiah 53:8, Isaiah 53:10, Isaiah 53:11, Daniel 9:24-26, John 10:15, John 11:50-52, Romans 3:24-26, Galatians 3:13, Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 5:2, 1 Timothy 2:6, Titus 2:14, Hebrews 9:28, 1 Peter 1:18, 1 Peter 1:19, 1 Peter 2:24, 1 Peter 3:18, Revelation 1:5, Revelation 5:8, Revelation 5:9
for: Matthew 26:28, Mark 14:24, Romans 5:15-19, Hebrews 9:28, 1 John 2:2
Reciprocal: Exodus 30:12 - a ransom Leviticus 4:21 - a sin offering Leviticus 17:11 - I have Numbers 3:41 - General Numbers 3:50 - General Numbers 7:15 - General Deuteronomy 12:23 - the blood is Psalms 85:13 - shall set Isaiah 35:10 - the ransomed Isaiah 49:7 - to a Jeremiah 31:11 - redeemed Ezekiel 45:22 - the prince Matthew 16:21 - began Matthew 27:50 - yielded Mark 9:31 - The Son Mark 10:45 - came Luke 7:6 - Jesus Luke 9:56 - the Son Luke 10:37 - He that John 1:29 - which John 6:38 - not John 6:51 - my flesh John 10:10 - I am John 11:51 - that Jesus John 12:47 - for John 19:30 - and he Romans 4:25 - Who was Romans 8:34 - It is Christ Romans 15:8 - Jesus 2 Corinthians 5:14 - one 2 Corinthians 8:9 - he became Galatians 1:4 - gave Galatians 2:20 - who Galatians 4:5 - redeem Ephesians 5:25 - loved Philippians 2:7 - the form Colossians 1:14 - whom 1 Thessalonians 5:10 - died 1 Timothy 1:15 - that 1 Timothy 3:13 - used Hebrews 9:14 - offered Hebrews 12:2 - endured 1 Peter 4:10 - minister 1 John 3:16 - perceive
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Even as the son of man,.... Meaning himself, the seed of the woman, the son of Abraham, and of David, according to the flesh; and whom he proposes as an example of humility, and as an argument to draw them off from their ambitious views of worldly grandeur, and from all thoughts of the Messiah's setting up a temporal kingdom; since he
came not to be ministered unto by others; to be attended on in pomp and state, to have a numerous retinue about him, waiting upon him, and ministering to him; as is the case of the princes, and great men of the world; though he is Lord of all, and King of kings;
but to minister; in the form of a servant unto others, going about from place to place to do good, both to the bodies and souls of men: he "came" forth from his Father, down from heaven, into this world, by his assumption of human nature, to "minister" in the prophetic office, by preaching the Gospel, and working miracles, in confirmation of it; and in the priestly office, one branch of which is expressed in the next clause,
and to give his life a ransom for many: what he came to give was his life, which was his own, and than which nothing is more dear and precious: besides, his life was an uncommon one, being not only so useful to men, and entirely free from sin in itself, but was the life of the man Jesus, who is in union with the Son of God: this he came to "give", and did give into the hands of men, to the justice of God, and death itself; which giving, supposes it to be his own, and at his own disposal; was not forfeited by any act of his, nor was it forced from him, but freely laid down by him; and that as a "ransom", or redemption price for his people, to deliver them from the evil of sin, the bondage of Satan, the curses of a righteous law, from eternal death, and future wrath, and, in short, from all their enemies: which ransom price was paid "for" them in their room and stead, by Christ, as their substitute; who put himself in their legal place, and laid himself under obligation to pay their debts, and clear their scores, and redeem them from all their iniquities, and the evil consequences of them: and this he did "for many"; for as many as were ordained to eternal life; for as many as the Father gave unto him; for many out of every kindred, tongue, and people, and nation; but not for every individual of human nature; for many are not all.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
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 desirous to see her sons honored.
Worshipping him - Showing him respect; respectfully saluting him. In the original, kneeling. See the notes at Matthew 8:2.
Matthew 20:21
Grant that these my two sons may sit ... - They were still looking for a temporal kingdom.
They expected that he would reign on the earth with great pomp and glory. They anticipated that he would conquer as a prince and a warrior. They wished to be distinguished in the day of his triumph. To sit on the right and left hand of a prince was a token of confidence, and the highest honor granted to his friends, 1 Kings 2:19; Psalms 110:1; 1 Samuel 20:25. The disciples, here, had no reference to the kingdom of heaven, but only to the kingdom which they supposed he was about to set up on the earth.
Matthew 20:22
Ye know not what ye ask - You do not know the nature of your request, nor what would be involved in it.
You suppose that it would be attended only with honor and happiness if the request was granted, whereas it would require much suffering and trial.
Are ye able to drink of the cup ... - To drink of a cup, in the Scriptures, often signifies to be afflicted, or to be punished, Matthew 26:39; Isaiah 51:17, Isaiah 51:22; Psalms 73:10; Psalms 75:8; Jeremiah 25:15; Revelation 16:9. The figure is taken from a feast, where the master of a feast extends a cup to those present. Thus God is represented as extending to his Son a cup filled with a bitter mixture - one causing deep sufferings, John 18:11. This was the cup to which he referred.
The baptism that I am baptized with - This is evidently a phrase denoting the same thing. Are ye able to suffer with me - to endure the trials and pains which shall come upon you and me in endeavoring to build up my kingdom? Are you able to bear it when sorrows shall cover you like water, and you shall be sunk beneath calamities as floods, in the work of religion? Afflictions are often expressed by being sunk in the floods and plunged in deep waters, Psalms 69:2; Isaiah 43:2; Psalms 124:4-5; Lamentations 3:54.
Matthew 20:23
Ye shall indeed drink of my cup ... - You will follow me, and you will partake of my afflictions, and will suffer as I shall.
This was fulfilled. James was slain with the sword by Herod, Acts 12:2. John lived many years; but he attended the Saviour through his sufferings, and was himself banished to Patmos, a solitary island, for the testimony of Jesus Christ - a companion of others in tribulation, Revelation 1:9.
Is not mine to give ... - The translation of this place evidently does not express the sense of the original. The translation expresses the idea that Jesus has nothing to do in bestowing rewards on his followers. This is at variance with the uniform testimony of the Scriptures, Matthew 25:31-40; John 5:22-30. The correct translation of the passage would be, “To sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, except to those for whom it is prepared by my Father.” The passage thus declares that Christ would give rewards to his followers, but only to such as should be entitled to them according to the purpose of his Father. Much as he might be attached to these two disciples, yet he could not bestow any such signal favors on them out of the regular course of things. Rewards were prepared for his followers, and in due time they should be bestowed. He would bestow them according as they had been provided from eternity by God the Father, Matthew 25:34. The correct sense is seen by leaving out that part of the verse in italics, and this is one of the places in the Bible where the sense has been obscured by the introduction of words which have nothing to correspond with them in the original. See a similar instance in 1 John 2:23.
Matthew 20:24
The ten heard it - That is, the ten other apostles.
They were moved with indignation - They were offended at their ambition, and at their desire to be exalted above their brethren.
The word “it” refers not to what Jesus said, but to their request. When the ten heard the request which they had made they were indignant.
Matthew 20:25-27
But Jesus called them unto him - That is, he called all the apostles to him, and stated the principles on which they were to act.
The princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them - That is, over their subjects. “You know that such honors are customary among nations. The kings of the earth raise their favorites to posts of trust and power they give authority to some over others; but my kingdom is established in a different manner. All are to be on a level. The rich, the poor, the learned, the unlearned, the bond, the free, are to be equal. He will be the most distinguished that shows most humility, the deepest sense of his unworthiness, and the most earnest desire to promote the welfare of his brethren.”
Gentiles - All who were not Jews - used here to denote the manner in which human governments are constituted.
Minister - A servant. The original word is deacon - a word meaning a servant of any kind; one especially who served at the table, and, in the New Testament, one who serves the church, Acts 6:1-4; 1 Timothy 3:8. Preachers of the gospel are called minister’s because they are the servants of God and of the church 1Co 3:5; 1 Corinthians 4:1; 2Co 3:6; 2 Corinthians 6:4; Ephesians 4:12; an office, therefore, which forbids them to lord it over God’s heritage, which is the very opposite of a station of superiority, and which demands the very lowest degree of humility.
Matthew 20:28
Even as the Son of man ... - See the notes at Matthew 8:20. Jesus points them to his own example. He was in the form of God in heaven, Philippians 2:6. He came to people in the form of a servant, Philippians 2:7. He came not with pomp and glory, but as a man in humble life; and since he came he had not required them to minister to him. “He labored for them.” He strove to do them good. He provided for their needs; fared as poorly as they did; went before them in dangers and sufferings; practiced self-denial on their account, and for them was about to lay down his life. See John 13:4-5.
To give his life a ransom for many - The word “ransom” means literally a price paid for the redemption of captives. In war, when prisoners are taken by an enemy, the money demanded for their release is called a ransom; that is, it is the means by which they are set at liberty. So anything that releases anyone from a state of punishment, or suffering, or sin, is called a ransom. People are by nature captives to sin. They are sold under it. They are under condemnation, Ephesians 2:3; Romans 3:9-20, Romans 3:23; 1 John 5:19. They are under a curse, Galatians 3:10. They are in love with sin They are under its withering dominion, and are exposed to death eternal, Ezekiel 18:4; Psalms 9:17; Psalms 11:6; Psalms 68:2; Psalms 139:19; Matthew 25:46; Romans 2:6-9. They must have perished unless there had been some way by which they could he rescued. This was done by the death of Jesus - by giving his life a ransom. The meaning is, that he died in the place of sinners, and that God was willing to accept the pains of his death in the place of the eternal suffering of the redeemed. The reasons why such a ransom was necessary are:
1.That God had declared that the sinner shall die; that is, that he would punish, or show his hatred to, all sin.
2.That all people had sinned, and, if justice was to take its regular course, all must perish.
3.That man could make no atonement for his own sins. All that he could do, were he holy, would be only to do his duty, and would make no amends for the past. Repentance and future obedience would not blot away one sin.
- No man was pure, and no angel could make atonement. God was pleased, therefore, to appoint his only-begotten Son to make such a ransom. See John 3:16; 1 John 4:10; 1 Peter 1:18-19; Revelation 13:8; John 1:29; Ephesians 5:2; Hebrews 8:2-7; Isaiah 53:1-12; This is commonly called the atonement. See the notes at Romans 5:2.
For many - See also Matthew 26:28; Joh 10:15; 1 Timothy 2:6; 1Jo 2:2; 2 Corinthians 5:14-15; Hebrews 2:9.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 20:28. A ransom for many. — αυτρον αντι πολλων, 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 λυτρον 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 λυτρα is used Numbers 35:31, where a satisfaction (Hebrew כפר copher, an atonement) for the life of a murderer is refused. The original word is used by Lucian in exactly the same sense, who represents Ganymede promising to sacrifice a ram to Jupiter, λυτρον υπερ εμου, as a ransom for himself, provided he would dismiss him.
The whole Gentile world, as well as the Jews, believed in vicarious sacrifices. Virgil, AEn. v. 85, has nearly the same words as those in the text. "UNUM PRO MULTIS dabitur CAPUT," - One man must be given for many. Jesus Christ laid down his life as a ransom for the lives and souls of the children of men. In the Codex Bezae, and in most of the Itala, the Saxon, and one of the Syriac, Hilary, Leo Magnus, and Juvencus, the following remarkable addition is found; "But seek ye to increase from a little, and to be lessened from that which is great. Moreover, when ye enter into a house, and are invited to sup, do not recline in the most eminent places, lest a more honourable than thou come after, and he who invited thee to supper come up to thee and say, Get down yet lower; and thou be put to confusion. But if thou sit down in the lowest place, and one inferior to thee come after, he who invited thee to supper will say unto thee, Go and sit higher: now this will be advantageous to thee." This is the largest addition found in any of the MSS., and contains not less than sixty words In the original, and eighty-three in the Anglo-Saxon. It may be necessary to remark, that Mr. Marshall, in his edition of the Gothic and Saxon Gospels, does not insert these words in the text, but gives them, p. 496 of his observations. This addition is at least as ancient as the fourth century, for it is quoted by Hilary, who did not die till about A. D. 367.
