Matthew 20:28
Even as the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Revised King James New Testament
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In Context
27And whoever will be chief among you, let him be your slave:
29And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
Cross References
Matthew 26:28For this is my blood of the covenant, which is shed for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Luke 22:27For which is greater, he who reclines at table, or he who serves? is it not he who reclines at table? but I am among you as one who serves.
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 →