Mark 10:45 (KJV)

Passage

For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Nearby Context

Mark 10:43 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:

Mark 10:44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.

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

Mark 10:46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.

Mark 10:47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 44's "And whosoever of you will be the..." into verse 46's "And they came to Jericho and as...", so "even" and "came" 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 "even" and "came" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.