45For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
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Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: …
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 32-45)Here is, I. Christ’s prediction of his own sufferings; this string he harped much upon, though in the ears of his disciples it sounded very harsh and unpleasing. 1. See here how bold he was; when they were going up to Jerusalem, Jesus went before them , as the captain of our salvation , that was now to be made perfect through sufferings , Mark 10:32. Thus he showed himself forward to go on with hi…
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