Matthew 20:28

A Request By The Mother Of James And John

²⁷ No, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to take the first place among you, must be your slave; ²⁸  Just as the Son of Man came, not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." ²⁹ As they were going out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him.

Ransom for Many

Son of Man

Satan

Sin

Hebrews 9:28

so it is with the Christ. He was offered up once and for all, to 'bear away the sins of many'; and the second time he will appear--but without any burden of sin--to those who are waiting for him, to bring Salvation.

2 Corinthians 8:9

For you do not forget the loving-kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ--how that for your sakes, although he was rich, he became poor, so that you also might become rich through his poverty.

1 Timothy 2:6

who gave himself as a ransom on behalf of all men. This must be our testimony, as opportunities present themselves;

Titus 2:14

For he gave himself on our behalf, to deliver us from all wickedness, and to purify for himself a People who should be peculiarly his own and eager to do good.

Matthew 26:28

For this is my Covenant blood, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

Luke 22:27

Which is the greater--the master at the table or his servant? Is not it the master at the table? Yet I myself am among you as one who serves.

John 10:15

Just as the Father knows me and I know the Father--and I lay down my life for the sheep.

1 Peter 1:18-19

For you know that it was not by perishable things, such as silver and gold, that you were Ransomed from the aimless way of living which was handed down to you from your ancestors,

Revelation 1:5

and from Jesus Christ, ' the faithful Witness, the First-born from the dead, and the Ruler of all the Kings of the earth.' To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his own blood--

Matthew 8:20

"Foxes have holes," answered Jesus, "and wild birds their roosting-places, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

Mark 14:24

"This is my Covenant-blood," he said, "which is poured out on behalf of many.

John 11:50-52

"You are utterly mistaken. You do not consider that it is better for you that one man should die for the people, rather than the whole nation should be destroyed."

John 13:4-17

Rose from his place, and, taking off his upper garments, tied a towel round his waist.

Romans 3:24-26

But, in his loving-kindness, are being freely pronounced righteous through the deliverance found in Christ Jesus.

Romans 4:25

For Jesus 'was given up to death to atone for our offences,' and was raised to life that we might be pronounced righteous.

Romans 5:15-19

But there is a contrast between Adam's Offence and God's gracious Gift. For, if by reason of the offence of the one man the whole race died, far more were the loving-kindness of God, and the gift given in the loving-kindness of the one man, Jesus Christ, lavished upon the whole race.

Galatians 3:13

Christ ransomed us from the curse pronounced in the Law, by taking the curse on himself for us, for Scripture says--'Cursed is any one who is hanged on a tree.'

Ephesians 1:7

For in him, and through the shedding of his blood, we have found redemption in the pardon of our offenses.

Ephesians 5:2

And live a life of love, following the example of the Christ, who loved you and gave himself for you as 'an offering and a sacrifice to God, that should be fragrant and acceptable.'

Philippians 2:4-8

And one and all should consider, not only their own interests, but also the interests of others.

Hebrews 2:10

It was, indeed, fitting that God, for whom and through whom all things exist, should, when leading many sons to glory, make the author of their Salvation perfect through suffering.

Hebrews 5:8

Son though he was, he learned obedience from his sufferings;

1 Peter 2:24

And he 'himself carried our sins' in his own body to the cross, so that we might die to our sins, and live for righteousness. 'His bruising was your healing.'

1 Peter 3:18

For Christ himself died to atone for sins once for all--the good on behalf of the bad--that he might bring you to God; his body being put to death, but his spirit entering upon new Life.

1 John 2:2

and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but for those of the whole world besides.

Revelation 5:8-9

And, when he had taken the book, the four Creatures and the twenty-four Councillors prostrated themselves before the Lamb, each of them holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense. (These are the prayers of Christ's People.)