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Matthew 20:27-29
New English Translation
Matthew 20:27-29
New English Translation
27 and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave[a]— 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom[b] for many.”
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29 As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed them.
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- Matthew 20:27 tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.
- Matthew 20:28 sn The Greek word for ransom (λύτρον, lutron) is found here and in Mark 10:45 and refers to the payment of a price in order to purchase the freedom of a slave. The idea of Jesus as the “ransom” is that he paid the price with his own life by standing in our place as a substitute, enduring the judgment that we deserved for sin.
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