Matthew 20:28

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

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.

📖 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 whether is greater he that sitteth at meate: or he that serveth? Is not he that sitteth at meate? And I am amoge you as he that ministreth.
• Heb 9:28 : 28 so Christ was once offered to take awaye the synnes of many and vnto them that loke for him shall he appeare agayne without synne vnto saluacion.
• 1 Pet 1:18-19 : 18 For as moche as ye know how that ye were not redemed with corruptible sylver and golde from youre vayne conversacion which ye receaved by the tradicions of the fathers: 19 but with the precious bloud of Christ as of a lambe vndefiled and withouten spot
• Titus 2:14 : 14 which gave him silfe for vs to redeme vs from all vnrightewesnes and to pourge vs a peculiar people vnto him silfe fervently geven vnto good workes.
• Phil 2:4-8 : 4 and that no man consyder his awne but what is mete for other. 5 Let the same mynde be in you that was in Christ Iesu: 6 Which beynge in the shape of god and thought it not robbery to be equall with god. 7 Neverthelesse he made him silfe of no reputacion and toke on him the shape of a servaunte and became lyke vnto men 8 and was founde in his aparell as a man. He humbled him silfe and became obediet vnto ye deeth even the deeth of the crosse.
• 1 Tim 2:6 : 6 which gave him silfe a raunsome for all men that it shuld be testified at his tyme
• 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 Ye knowe the liberalitie of oure LORde Iesus Christ which though he were riche yet for youre sakes be came poore: that ye thorow his povertie myght be made ryche.
• John 13:4-9 : 4 he rose from supper and layde a syde his vpper garmentes and toke a towell and gyrd him selfe. 5 After that poured he water into a basyn and beganne to wash his disciples fete and to wype them with the towell wherwith he was gyrde. 6 Then came he to Simon Peter. And Peter sayde to him: Lorde shalt thou wesshe my fete? 7 Iesus answered and sayde vnto him: what I do thou wotest not now but thou shalt knowe herafter. 8 Peter sayd vnto him: thou shalt not wesshe my fete whill ye worlde stondeth. Iesus answered him: yf I wasshe ye not thou shalt have no part with me. 9 Simon Peter sayde vnto him: Lorde not my fete only: but also my handes and my heed. 10 Iesus sayde to him: he that is wesshed nedeth not save to wesshe his fete and is clene every whit. And ye are clene: but not all. 11 For he knewe his betrayer. Therfore sayde he: ye are not all clene. 12 After he had wesshed their fete and receaved his clothes and was set doune agayne he sayde vnto them? wot ye what I have done to you? 13 Ye call me master and Lorde and ye saye well for so am I. 14 If I then youre Lorde and master have wesshed youre fete ye also ought to wesshe one anothers fete. 15 For I have geven you an ensample that ye shuld do as I have done to you. 16 Verely verely I saye vnto you the servaunt is not greater then his master nether the messenger greater then he that sent him. 17 If ye vnderstonde these thinges happy are ye yf ye do them.
• Rom 4:25 : 25 Which was delivered for oure synnes and rose agayne forto iustifie vs.
• John 10:15 : 15 As my father knoweth me: even so knowe I my father. And I geve my lyfe for the shepe:
• Matt 26:28 : 28 For this is my bloude of the new testament that shalbe shedde for many for the remission of synnes.
• Heb 5:8 : 8 And though he were Goddes sonne yet learned he obediece by tho thynges which he suffered
• 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 For as moche as Christ hath once suffered for synnes ye iuste for ye vniuste forto bringe vs to God and was kylled as pertayninge to the flesshe: but was quyckened in the sprete.
• Rev 1:5 : 5 and from Iesus Christ which is a faythfull witnes and fyrst begotte of the deed: and Lorde over the kinges of the erth. Vnto him that loved vs and wesshed vs fro synnes in his awne bloud
• Rev 5:8-9 : 8 And when he had take the boke the.iiii. bestes and xxiiii. elders fell doune before the labe havynge harpes and golden vialles full of odoures which are the prayers of saynctes 9 and they songe a newe songe saynge: thou art worthy to take ye boke and to ope ye seales therof: for thou waste kylled and haste redemed vs by thy bloud out of all kynreddes and tonges and people and nacions
• 1 John 2:2 : 2 and he it is that obteyneth grace for oure synnes: not for oure synnes only: but also for the synnes of all the worlde.
• Matt 8:20 : 20 And Iesus sayd vnto him: the foxes have holes and the bryddes of the ayer have nestes but ye sonne of the man hath not whero to rest his heede.
• 1 Pet 2:24 : 24 which his awne silfe bare oure synnes in his body on the tree that we shuld be delyvered from synne and shuld lyve in rightewesnes. By whose strypes ye were healed.
• Mark 14:24 : 24 And he sayde vnto them: This is my bloude of the new testament which is sheed for many.
• John 11:50-52 : 50 nor yet consider that it is expedient for vs that one man dye for the people and not that all the people perisshe. 51 This spake he not of him selfe but beinge hye preste that same yeare he prophesied that Iesus shulde dye for the people 52 and not for the people only but that he shuld gader to geder in one the chyldren of God which were scattered abroode.
• Rom 5:15-19 : 15 But the gyfte is not lyke as the synne. For yf thorow the synne of one many be deed: moche more plenteous vpon many was the grace of God and gyfte by grace: which grace was geven by one man Iesus Christ. 16 And ye gifte is not over one synne as deeth cam thorow one synne of one yt synned. For damnacion cam of one synne vnto condemnacion: but the gyft cam to iustify fro many synnes. 17 For yf by the synne of one deeth raigned by the meanes of one moche more shall they which receave aboundance of grace and of the gyfte of rightewesnes raygne in lyfe by the meanes of one (that is to saye) Iesus Christ. 18 Lykewyse then as by the synne of one condemnacion cam on all men: eve so by the iustifyinge of one cometh the rightewesnes that bringeth lyfe vpo all men. 19 For as by one manes disobediece many be cam synners: so by ye obediece of one shall many be made righteous.
• Rom 3:24-26 : 24 but are iustified frely by his grace through the redemcion that is in Christ Iesu 25 whom God hath made a seate of mercy thorow faith in his bloud to shewe ye rightewesnes which before him is of valoure in yt he forgeveth ye synnes yt are passed which God dyd suffre 26 to shewe at this tyme ye rightewesnes yt is alowed of him yt he myght be couted iuste and a iustifiar of him which belevith on Iesus.
• Gal 3:13 : 13 But Christ hath delivered vs fro the curse of the lawe and was made a cursed for vs. For it is writte: cursed is every one that hangeth on tree
• Eph 1:7 : 7 By whom we have redemption thorow his bloude euen the forgevenes of synnes accordynge to the riches of his grace
• Eph 5:2 : 2 and walke in love even as Christ loved vs and gave him silfe for vs an offerynge and a sacrifyce of a swete saver to god.
• Heb 2:10 : 10 For it becam him for whom are all thynges and by whom are all thynges after that he had brought many sonnes vnto glory that he shuld make the LORde of their saluacion parfect thorow sofferynge.