Matthew 20:28
Even as the Son of man came not to be waited upon, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
27and whosoever will be first, let him be your slave.
29And as they were going out of Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
Cross References
Matthew 26:28for this is my blood, that blood of the new testament, which is shed for many, for the remission of sins.
Luke 22:27For which is the greater, he that sitteth at table, or he that waits? is not he that sitteth at table? but I am in the midst of you as he that serveth.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 20:21-29
Ambition Corrected. 20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. 21 And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. 22 But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. 23… Read the whole commentary →