- The rich can pay a ransom for their lives,
but the poor won’t even get threatened. - For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.
- For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.
- For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.
- I will shout for joy and sing your praises,
for you have ransomed me. - That is why he is the one who mediates a new covenant between God and people, so that all who are called can receive the eternal inheritance God has promised them. For Christ died to set them free from the penalty of the sins they had committed under that first covenant.
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.Next verse!With image