MARK 10:45 — KING JAMES VERSION 1
“For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.”
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many — the theological foundation for the servant-leadership teaching: Jesus himself is the model. Even the Son of Man — the one with all authority (Daniel 7:13–14) — did not come to be served but to serve. And to give his life as a ransom for many: the service takes the specific form of the cross. The ransom language (lytron anti pollōn, a ransom in exchange for many) communicates substitution — Jesus' life given as the price that buys freedom for many. Isaiah 53:10–12 stands behind the language.