²⁸ just as ^(A)the Son of Man ^(B)did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His ^[a]life as a ransom for many.”

⁴⁵ For even the Son of Man ^(A)did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His ^[a]life as a ransom for many.”

¹⁸ knowing that you were not ^[a](A)redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your ^(B)futile way of life inherited from your forefathers,

¹⁹ but with precious ^(A)blood, as of a ^(B)lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.

⁹ And they *sang a ^(A)new song, saying,

³ And they *sang ^[a](A)a new song before the throne and before the ^(B)four living creatures and the ^(C)elders; and ^(D)no one was able to learn the song except the ^(E)144,000 who had been ^(F)purchased from the earth.

^4 (A)These are the ones who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are celibate. These are the ones who ^(B)follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been ^(C)purchased from mankind ^(D)as first fruits to God and to the Lamb.