Matthew 20:28

Geneva Bible (1560)

Euen as the Sonne of man came not to be serued, but to serue, and to giue his life for the ransome of many.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὥσπερ ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἦλθεν διακονηθῆναι, ἀλλὰ διακονῆσαι, καὶ δοῦναι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν.

Transliteration

Just as hōsper the Huios of the anthrōpou not ēlthen to be diakonēthēnai, but to diakonēsai, and to dounai the psychēn of him a lytron for anti many.

Grammar Details

• *hōsper*: conjunction - just as
• *Huios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Son
• *anthrōpou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of man
• *ēlthen*: aorist, 3rd singular - came
• *diakonēthēnai*: aorist infinitive, passive - to be served
• *diakonēsai*: aorist infinitive - to serve
• *dounai*: aorist infinitive - to give
• *psychēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - life/soul
• *lytron*: accusative, neuter, singular - ransom
• *anti*: preposition - instead of/for
• *pollōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - many

Word Meanings

• *Huios tou anthrōpou*: Son of Man (Messianic title)
• *psychēn*: life/soul
• *lytron*: ransom/redemption price
• *anti*: instead of/in place of/for

Referenced Verses

• Luke 22:27 : 27 For who is greater, he that sitteth at table, or he that serueth? Is not he that sitteth at table? And I am among you as he that serueth.
• Heb 9:28 : 28 So Christ was once offered to take away the sinnes of many, and vnto them that looke for him, shall he appeare the second time without sinne vnto saluation.
• 1 Pet 1:18-19 : 18 Knowing that yee were not redeemed with corruptible things, as siluer and golde, from your vaine conuersation, receiued by the traditions of the fathers, 19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a Lambe vndefiled, and without spot.
• Titus 2:14 : 14 Who gaue him selfe for vs, that hee might redeeme vs from all iniquitie, and purge vs to bee a peculiar people vnto himselfe, zealous of good woorkes.
• Phil 2:4-8 : 4 Looke not euery man on his owne things, but euery man also on the things of other men. 5 Let the same minde be in you that was euen in Christ Iesus, 6 Who being in ye forme of God, thought it no robberie to be equall with God: 7 But he made himself of no reputation, & tooke on him ye forme of a seruant, & was made like vnto men, and was founde in shape as a man. 8 He humbled himselfe, and became obedient vnto the death, euen the death of the Crosse.
• 1 Tim 2:6 : 6 Who gaue himselfe a ransome for all men, to be that testimonie in due time,
• John 13:4-9 : 4 He riseth from supper, and layeth aside his vpper garments, and tooke a towel, and girded himselfe. 5 After that, hee powred water into a basen, and began to wash the disciples feete, and to wipe them with the towell, wherewith he was girded. 6 Then came he to Simon Peter, who sayd to him, Lord, doest thou wash my feete? 7 Iesus answered and sayd vnto him, What I doe, thou knowest not nowe: but thou shalt knowe it hereafter. 8 Peter said vnto him, Thou shalt neuer wash my feete. Iesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou shalt haue no part with me. 9 Simon Peter sayd vnto him, Lord, not my feete onely, but also the hands and the head. 10 Iesus sayd to him, He that is washed, needeth not, saue to wash his feete, but is cleane euery whit: and ye are cleane, but not all. 11 For hee knewe who should betray him: therefore sayd he, Ye are not all cleane. 12 So after he had washed their feete, and had taken his garments, and was set downe againe, he sayd vnto them, Knowe ye what I haue done to you? 13 Ye call me Master, and Lorde, and ye say well: for so am I. 14 If I then your Lorde, and Master, haue washed your feete, ye also ought to wash one an others feete. 15 For I haue giuen you an example, that ye should doe, euen as I haue done to you. 16 Verely, verely I say vnto you, The seruant is not greater then his master, neither the ambassadour greater then he that sent him. 17 If ye know these things, blessed are ye, if ye doe them.
• 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For ye knowe the grace of our Lord Iesus Christ, that hee being rich, for your sakes became poore, that yee through his pouertie might be made rich.
• John 10:15 : 15 As the Father knoweth me, so know I the Father: and I lay downe my life for my sheepe.
• Isa 53:8 : 8 Hee was taken out from prison, and from iudgement: and who shall declare his age? For he was cut out of the lande of the liuing: for the transgression of my people was he plagued.
• Matt 26:28 : 28 For this is my blood of the Newe Testament, that is shedde for many, for the remission of sinnes.
• Rom 4:25 : 25 Who was deliuered to death for our sinnes, and is risen againe for our iustification.
• 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sinnes, the iust for the vniust, that he might bring vs to God, and was put to death concerning the flesh, but was quickened by the spirit.
• Rev 1:5 : 5 And from Iesus Christ, which is that faithful witnes, and that first begotten of the dead, & that Prince of the Kings of the earth, vnto him that loued vs, & washed vs from our sinnes in his blood,
• Heb 5:8 : 8 And though he were ye Sonne, yet learned he obedience, by the things which he suffered.
• Rev 5:8-9 : 8 And when he had taken ye Booke, ye foure beasts and the foure & twenty Elders fel downe before the Lambe, hauing euery one harps & golden vials full of odours, which are the praiers of the Saintes, 9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthie to take the Booke, and to open the seales thereof, because thou wast killed, and hast redeemed vs to God by thy blood out of euery kinred, and tongue, and people, and nation,
• 1 John 2:2 : 2 And he is the reconciliation for our sinnes: and not for ours onely, but also for the sinnes of the whole world.
• Rom 5:15-19 : 15 But yet the gift is not so, as is the offence: for if through the offence of that one, many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man Iesus Christ, hath abounded vnto many. 16 Neither is the gift so, as that which entred in by one that sinned: for the fault came of one offence vnto condemnation: but the gift is of many offences to iustification. 17 For if by the offence of one, death reigned through one, much more shall they which receiue that abundance of grace, and of that gift of that righteousnesse, reigne in life through one, that is, Iesus Christ. 18 Likewise then as by the offence of one, the fault came on all men to condemnation, so by the iustifying of one, the benefite abounded toward all men to the iustification of life. 19 For as by one mans disobedience many were made sinners, so by that obedience of that one shall many also be made righteous.
• Heb 2:10 : 10 For it became him, for whome are all these thinges, and by whome are all these things, seeing that hee brought many children vnto glory, that he should consecrate the Prince of their saluation through afflictions.
• 1 Pet 2:24 : 24 Who his owne selfe bare our sinnes in his body on the tree, that we being dead to sinne, should liue in righteousnesse: by whose stripes ye were healed.
• Mark 14:24 : 24 And he saide vnto them, This is my blood of that newe Testament, which is shed for many.
• Job 33:24 : 24 Then will he haue mercie vpon him, and will say, Deliuer him, that he go not downe into the pit: for I haue receiued a reconciliation.
• Ps 49:7 : 7 Yet a man can by no meanes redeeme his brother: he can not giue his raunsome to God,
• Isa 53:5 : 5 But hee was wounded for our transgressions, hee was broken for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was vpon him, and with his stripes we are healed.
• Isa 53:10-11 : 10 Yet the Lord would breake him, and make him subiect to infirmities: when hee shall make his soule an offring for sinne, he shall see his seede and shall prolong his dayes, and the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. 11 Hee shall see of the trauaile of his soule, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous seruant iustifie many: for hee shall beare their iniquities.
• Dan 9:24-26 : 24 Seuentie weekes are determined vpon thy people and vpon thine holy citie, to finish the wickednes, and to seale vp the sinnes, and to reconcile the inquitie, and to bring in euerlasting righteousnesse, and to seale vp the vision and prophecie, and to anoynt the most Holy. 25 Knowe therefore and vnderstande, that from the going foorth of the commaundement to bring againe the people, and to builde Ierusalem, vnto Messiah the prince, shall be seuen weekes and threescore and two weekes, and the streete shalbe built againe, and the wall euen in a troublous time. 26 And after threescore and two weekes, shal Messiah be slaine, and shal haue nothing,, and the people of the prince that shal come, shal destroy the citie and the Sanctuarie, and the end thereof shalbe with a flood: and vnto the end of the battell it shalbe destroyed by desolations.
• Matt 8:20 : 20 But Iesus saide vnto him, The foxes haue holes, and the birdes of the heauen haue nestes, but the Sonne of man hath not whereon to rest his head.
• John 11:50-52 : 50 Nor yet doe you consider that it is expedient for vs, that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. 51 This spake hee not of himselfe: but being hie Priest that same yere, he prophecied that Iesus should die for that nation: 52 And not for that nation onely, but that he shoulde gather together in one the children of God, which were scattered.
• Rom 3:24-26 : 24 And are iustified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Iesus, 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a reconciliation through faith in his blood to declare his righteousnes, by the forgiuenesse of the sinnes that are passed, 26 Through the patience of God, to shewe at this time his righteousnesse, that hee might be iust, and a iustifier of him which is of the faith of Iesus.
• Gal 3:13 : 13 Christ hath redeemed vs from the curse of the Lawe, made a curse for vs, ( for it is written, Cursed is euery one that hangeth on tree)
• Eph 1:7 : 7 By whom we haue redemption through his blood, euen the forgiuenes of sinnes, according to his rich grace:
• Eph 5:2 : 2 And walke in loue, euen as Christ hath loued vs, and hath giuen himselfe for vs, to be an offering and a sacrifice of a sweete smelling sauour to God.