This word study centers on the term, serve, which in Greek, is the word diakoneo (dee-ak-on-eh’-o). We find this word 37 times in the New Testament text, 4 times in the Book of Mark, including being found in a discourse spanning chapter 10, verses 35-45, and 5 times in the Book of Matthew, including a parallel, albeit slightly truncated, account of the same events in Chapter 20, verses 20-28, both versions of which conclude with Jesus saying: “the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:28, Mark 10:45)
