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Source language
Original Greek   
ὥσπερ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἦλθεν διακονηθῆναι ἀλλὰ διακονῆσαι καὶ δοῦναι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
osper o uios tou anthropou ouk elthen diakonethenai alla diakonesai kai dounai ten psukhen autou lutron anti pollon.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
sicut Filius hominis non venit ministrari sed ministrare et dare animam suam redemptionem pro multis

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Authorized (King James) Version   
even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
New King James Version   
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
21st Century King James Version   
even as the Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
“Just as The Son of Man came, not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give himself a ransom in the place of the many.”
Darby Bible Translation   
as indeed the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Even as the Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a redemption for many.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
God's Word   
It's the same way with the Son of Man. He didn't come so that others could serve him. He came to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people."
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life--a ransom for many."
International Standard Version   
That's the way it is with the Son of Man. He did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people."
NET Bible   
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
New American Standard Bible   
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."
New International Version   
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
New Living Translation   
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Webster's Bible Translation   
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Weymouth New Testament   
just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as the redemption-price for many."
The World English Bible   
even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
EasyEnglish Bible   
Even the Son of Man himself came to earth to be a servant to other people. He did not come here to have servants who must work for him. No, he came to die so that many people can be free.’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
even as the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'
New Life Version   
For the Son of Man came not to be cared for. He came to care for others. He came to give His life so that many could be bought by His blood and made free from the punishment of sin.”
Revised Geneva Translation   
“just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life for the ransom of many.”
The Voice Bible   
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give His life as the ransom for many.
Living Bible   
Your attitude must be like my own, for I, the Messiah, did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give my life as a ransom for many.”
New Catholic Bible   
In the same way, the Son of Man did not come to be served but rather to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Legacy Standard Bible   
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister and to give his life a ransom for many.
Christian Standard Bible   
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Just as the Son of Man came not to be waited on but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many [the price paid to set them free].
New Century Version   
In the same way, the Son of Man did not come to be served. He came to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many people.”
The Message   
When the ten others heard about this, they lost their tempers, thoroughly disgusted with the two brothers. So Jesus got them together to settle things down. He said, “You’ve observed how godless rulers throw their weight around, how quickly a little power goes to their heads. It’s not going to be that way with you. Whoever wants to be great must become a servant. Whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave. That is what the Son of Man has done: He came to serve, not be served—and then to give away his life in exchange for the many who are held hostage.” * * *
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give · his life a ransom for many.”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.”
New Matthew Bible   
even as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life for the redemption of many.
Good News Translation®   
like the Son of Man, who did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life to redeem many people.”
Wycliffe Bible   
As man's Son came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life redemption for many.
New Testament for Everyone   
That’s how it is with the son of man: he didn’t come to have servants obey him, but to be a servant—and to give his life as ‘a ransom for many.’ ”
Contemporary English Version   
The Son of Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his life to rescue many people.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
even as the Son of man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the heathen lord it over them and that their great ones have absolute power? But it must not be so among you. No, whoever among you wants to be great must become the servant of you all, and if he wants to be first among you he must be your slave—just as the Son of Man has not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life to set many others free.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and to give his life a ransom for many.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.’
Common English Bible © 2011   
just as the Human One didn’t come to be served but rather to serve and to give his life to liberate many people.”
Amplified Bible © 2015   
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many [paying the price to set them free from the penalty of sin].”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
New American Standard Bible   
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
The Expanded Bible   
In the same way, the Son of Man did not come to be served. He came to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many people [Is. 53:12; John 11:49–50].”
Tree of Life Version   
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
Revised Standard Version   
even as the Son of man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
New International Reader's Version   
Be like the Son of Man. He did not come to be served. Instead, he came to serve others. He came to give his life as the price for setting many people free.”
BRG Bible   
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Complete Jewish Bible   
For the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve — and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
The Son of Man did not come to have others help him. But he came to help others. He came to give his life to make many people free.'
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.’
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Just as the Ben HaAdam [Moshiach] did not come to be served, to be ministered to, but to serve, to minister, and to give his neshamah, his nefesh, as a kofer (ransom, pedut) LARABBIM (for the sake of many, for the Geulah Redemption of many, YESHAYAH 53:11).
Names of God Bible   
It’s the same way with the Son of Man. He didn’t come so that others could serve him. He came to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people.”
Modern English Version   
even as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
Easy-to-Read Version   
Do as I did: The Son of Man did not come for people to serve him. He came to serve others and to give his life to save many people.”
International Children’s Bible   
So it is with the Son of Man. The Son of Man did not come for other people to serve him. He came to serve others. The Son of Man came to give his life to save many people.”
Lexham English Bible   
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
New International Version - UK   
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.’
Disciples Literal New Testament   
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many”.