Mark 10:45 (DBY)

Passage

For also the Son of man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and give his life a ransom for many.

Nearby Context

Mark 10:43 but it is not thus among you; but whosoever would be great among you, shall be your minister;

Mark 10:44 and whosoever would be first of you shall be bondman of all.

Mark 10:45 For also the Son of man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and give his life a ransom for many.

Mark 10:46 And they come to Jericho, and as he was going out from Jericho, and his disciples and a large crowd, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, the blind [man], sat by the wayside begging.

Mark 10:47 And having heard that it was Jesus the Nazaraean, he began to cry out and to say, O Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "come", "ministered", "give", "life", and "ransom". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "come" and "ministered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 44's "and whosoever would be first of you..." into verse 46's "And they come to Jericho and as...", so "come" and "ministered" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "come" and "ministered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.