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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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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For even the sonne of man came not to be ministred vnto: but to minister and to geve his lyfe for the redempcion of many.
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For euen the Sonne of man came not to be serued, but to serue, and to giue his life for the raunsome of many.
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- Matthew 20:28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
- Philippians 2:5-8 Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus, who, existing in the form of God, didn’t consider equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, yes, the death of the cross.
- 2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.
- Titus 2:14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.
- John 13:14 If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.
- John 10:15 even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.
- Luke 22:26-27 But not so with you. But one who is the greater among you, let him become as the younger, and one who is governing, as one who serves. For who is greater, one who sits at the table, or one who serves? Isn’t it he who sits at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.
- Hebrews 5:8 though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered.
- Isaiah 53:10-12 Yet it pleased Yahweh to bruise him. He has caused him to suffer. When you make his soul an offering for sin, he will see his offspring. He will prolong his days and Yahweh’s pleasure will prosper in his hand. After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light and be satisfied. My righteous servant will justify many by the knowledge of himself; and he will bear their iniquities. Therefore I will give him a portion with the great. He will divide the plunder with the strong; because he poured out his soul to death and was counted with the transgressors; yet he bore the sins of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21 For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
- 1 Peter 1:19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish or spot, the blood of Christ,
- Daniel 9:26 After the sixty-two weeks the Anointed One will be cut off, and will have nothing. The people of the prince who come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end will be with a flood, and war will be even to the end. Desolations are determined.
- Galatians 3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,”
- Daniel 9:24 “Seventy weeks are decreed on your people and on your holy city, to finish disobedience, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.
- 1 Timothy 3:4-6 one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence; (but how could someone who doesn’t know how to rule one’s own house take care of God’s assembly?) not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And many charged him that he should hold his…
And many charged him that he should hold his peace,.... And be silent, and not call him the son of David, at least; nor ask any thing of him:
but he cried the more a great deal: he lifted up his voice more loudly, and repeated the same words quicker and oftener, and with greater vehemency and importunity:
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thou son of David, have mercy on me; See Gill on Mat 20:31.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain A ransom for many - Even for as many…
A ransom for many - Even for as many souls as needed such a ransom, 2 Cor. v, 15.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 45. and to give his life] We have here…
45. and to give his life] We have here one of the early intimations of the mysterious purport of the Passion, that the Redeemer was about to give His life as a ransom for many (1Ti_2:6). The word translated “ransom” only occurs here and in the parallel, Mat_20:28. Wyclif renders it “and yyue his soule, or lyf, redempcioun, or ayen-biyng, for manye.” The three great circles of images, which the Scriptures employ when they represent to us the purport of the death of Christ, are (a) a sin-offering, or propitiation (1Jn_2:2; 1Jn_4:10); (b) reconciliation (= at-one-ment) with an offended friend (Rom_5:11; Rom_11:15; 2Co_5:18-19); (c), as here, redemption from slavery (Rom_3:24; Eph_1:7; Col_1:14).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain A ransom for many (lutron anti pollwn ; from…
A ransom for many (lutron anti pollwn ; from luw . to loose, or set free). Not that Christ died only for the elect. For Christ died for all; and has obtained for all the means necessary and sufficient for their salvation. Yet the fruit of his death and his full salvation comes only to those who persevere to the end. When our Lord says that he came "to give his life a ransom for many," he regards the vast multitude of those who are included within his purposes of mercy. He "is the Savior of all men, specially of them that believe.
The greatness of the Son of man.
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I HOW IT DISPLAYED ITSELF. In a quasi-concealment: reversal of order and method of worldly greatness. The great of this world exercise authority for the most part and generally to their own advantage, and the loss and denudation of others. This precedent is only mentioned that it may be condemned. The greatness of the Son of man showed itself in:
1. Service. Typically set forth in the washing of the disciples" feet. (Joh_13:4) Realized:
(1) In his position. Incarnate: born into the pain and shame of sinful humanity. In humble social circumstances; accustomed to labor and obedience to authority.
(2) In his work. His whole life, in its example, teaching, and miracles, was a ministry. What men needed was help, and he rendered it. And that his doing so might not be regarded as accidental, he declares it as the purpose of his coming into the world. And in relation to God, in the demands of his Law, he was obedient," fulfilling all righteousness.
2. Sacrifice. The culmination and seal of service. "To give his life" "indicates the climax of the service in which he was engaged. (comp. Php_2:6: obedient obedient unto death on the cross) The term ministering expresses the spirit of the life of Christ. His sufferings and death illustrated and displayed the submission of his whole course; they shed the fullest light on the object of his life" (Lange).
II WHAT IT WAS TO ACHIEVE. It was to be no barren spectacle, or merely personal glory, but was to exert a practical influence upon the condition of those amongst whom he came. The kind of work it had to do corresponded to the needs of man. It was for men the Son of man lived. And as they were in a state of wretchedness and danger, he undertook to save them. In respect of this purpose the death of Christ availed for:
1. Redemption. His life was given as the ransom. "It is the first distinct utterance, we may note, of the plan and method of his work. He had spoken before of "saving" the lost; (Mat_18:11) now he declares that the work of "salvation" was to be also one of redemption." It could only be accomplished by the payment of a price, and that price was his own life" (Plumptre). The natural state of men is one of bondage to sin. A "ransom" is an equivalent for a man"s life or service. (cf. Exo_21:30 Lev_25:50 Pro_13:8) This price our Savior gave "instead of" ("for") men, as their Representative before God in a certain sense as their Substitute. (cf. Mat_17:27 Heb_12:16 Rom_3:24 1Co_6:20 1Pe_1:19)
2. The redemption of many. "The expression "many" is not intended to indicate an exclusive minority, or a smaller number as compared with all, for the latter expression occurs in Rom_5:18 1Ti_2:4. The term is intended rather by way of antithesis to the one whose life was the ransom of the many" (Lange). Its efficacy was to be felt far beyond the personality in which it first took place. We are invited to take wide, comprehensive views of the work of Christ. And there is nothing in the language of Scripture to lead to the supposition that only some may be saved. That which avails for one will avail for all who choose to comply with the condition of salvation, viz. faith in the Lord Jesus Christ"s death as an atoning sacrifice for sin. The sinlessness and perfect obedience of Christ are his qualification for this work.
III IN WHAT WAY IT SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED. The verse commences with "for a word connecting it with the previous verses, to which it is appended as a reason for what is there enjoined. Our duty, therefore, with respect to the service and sacrifice he has rendered is:
1. To accept them for ourselves. By believing in the redemptive work of Christ we honor him, and the Father by whom he was sent.
2. To imitate his spirit. His kingdom is based upon service, and its dignities and authorities are the result of the spontaneous affection thereby secured. Service and self-humiliation are not only means toward the attainment of future greatness; they are that greatness already. Offices in the Church are not thereby abolished; they are only interpreted as functions of love: all dignity and authority otherwise derived are discountenanced, and convicted as usurpations.
3. To declare his work amongst men. In so doing we shall truly glorify him, and extend his kingdom to the ends of the earth. M.
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain Or, soul. Cf. Isa 53:10; Isa 53:12 (Greek -…
life
Or, soul. Cf. Isa 53:10; Isa 53:12 (Greek - ἀπόλλυμι," the soul or the essential life, not as commonly, "zoe," the active life).
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 10:45 Jesus offered his own example to demonstrate what…
10:45 Jesus offered his own example to demonstrate what leadership in God’s Kingdom means. • Jesus understands his death as a ransom. A ransom was a payment made to free a slave or captive. • The expression for many is probably an allusion to Isa 53:12, where many means all (cp. Rom 5:15, 18-20). Jesus died as the substitute for all. Later, Jesus would speak of his blood as being poured out for many (Mark 14:24).
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