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Mark 10:45 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" 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
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
43 But it shall not be so among you, but whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant.
44 Whoever of you wants to become first among you shall be bondservant of all.
45 For the Son of Man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
46 They came to Jericho. As he went out from Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.
47 When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, you son of David, have mercy on me!”
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Mark 10:1
"He arose from there and came into the borders of Judea and beyond the Jordan. Multitudes came together to him again. As he usually did, he was again teaching them."
Mark 10:2
"Pharisees came to him testing him, and asked him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”"
Mark 10:3
"He answered, “What did Moses command you?”"
Mark 10:4
"They said, “Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce her.”"
Mark 10:5
"But Jesus said to them, “For your hardness of heart, he wrote you this commandment."
Mark 10:6
"But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female."
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