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Matthew 20:28 — King James Version← Study notes

Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.


Matthew 20:28Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 20:2818 words
GreekMeaning
ὥσπερhōsper
even aswordG5618
ho
thearticleG3588
υἱὸςhyios
SonnounG5207
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou
of MannounG444
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἦλθενēlthen
cameverbG2064
διακονηθῆναιdiakonēthēnai
to be servedverbG1247
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
διακονῆσαιdiakonēsai
to serveverbG1247
καὶkai
andwordG2532
δοῦναιdounai
to giveverbG1325
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ψυχὴνpsychēn
lifenounG5590
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
λύτρονlytron
as a ransomnounG3083
ἀντὶanti
forprepositionG473
πολλῶνpollōn
manyadjectiveG4183
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Matthew 20:28

So long as the judgment of Christ upon this request was in suspense, the other disciples were not indignant; but when they heard Him rebuke them, they were sorrowful; whence it is said, 'And when the ten heard it, they had indignation against the two brethren.'

Chrysostom · 4th century

They do not lay it upon the forwardness of the mother who spoke the request, but upon her sons, who, not knowing their measure, burned with so immoderate desires.

Jerome · 4th century

But as the two had asked carnally, so now the ten are grieved carnally. For as to seek to be above all is blameworthy, so to have another above us is mortifying to our vanity.

Pseudo-Chrysostom · 5th century
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