Matthew Chapter 20, Verse 28
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28: ωσπερ ο υιος του ανθρωπου ουκ ηλθεν διακονηθηναι αλλα διακονησαι και δουναι την ψυχην αυτου λυτρον αντι πολλων
28: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to
minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
28: Even as the Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to
minister and to give his life a redemption for many.
Even as the Son of man, See Barnes "Mt 8:20".
Jesus points them to his own example. He was in the form of God in heaven, Phil 2:6. He came to men in the form of a servant, Phil 2:7. He came not with pomp and glory, but as a man in humble life. And since he came, he had not required them to minister to him. He laboured for them. He strove to do them good. He provided for their wants, fared as poorly as they did, went before them in dangers and sufferings, practised self-denial on their account, and for them was about to lay down his life. See Jn 13:4, Jn 13:5.
To give his life a ransom for many. The word ransom means, literally, a price paid for the redemption of captives. In war, when prisoners are taken by an enemy, the money demanded for their release is called a ransom. That is, it is the means by which they are set at liberty. So anything that releases any one from a state of punishment, or suffering, or sin, is called a ransom. Men are by nature captives to sin. They are sold under it. They are under condemnation, Eph 2:3, Rom 3:9ff, Rom 3:23, 1Jn 5:19.
They are under a curse, Gal 3:10. They are in love with sin. They are under its withering dominion, and are exposed to death eternal, Ezek 18:4, Ps 917; Ps 116, Ps 682, Ps 13919, Mt 25:46, Rom 2:6ff.
They must have perished unless there had been some way by which they could be rescued. This was done by the death of Jesus; by giving his life a ransom. The meaning is, that he died in the place of sinners, and that God was willing to accept the pains of his death in the place of the eternal suffering of the redeemed. This is commonly called the atonement. See Barnes "Rom 5:11".
For many. See also Mt 26:28, Jn 10:16, 1 Tim 2:6, 1Jn 2:2, 2Cor 5:14, 2Cor 5:15, Heb 2:9.
- "and to give" Isa 53:5, Isa 53:8,11 Dan 9:24, Dan 9:26, 1 Tim 2:6, Tit 2:14, Heb 9:28, 1 Pet 1:18, 1 Pet 1:19, Rev 1:5
