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For the Son of Man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”Mark 10:45 · World English Bible
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Mark 10:42–45
Jesus summoned them and said to them, “You know that they who are recognized as rulers over the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you, but whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant. Whoever of you wants to become first among you shall be bondservant of all. For the Son of Man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
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Responding to ambitions for high positions, Jesus describes his own mission as service and self-giving. The ransom language interprets his life and death within that mission.
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