Mark 10:45 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Mark 10:43 but not so shall it be among you; but whoever may will to become great among you, he shall be your minister,

Mark 10:44 and whoever of you may will to become first, he shall be servant of all;

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

Mark 10:46 And they come to Jericho, and as he is going forth from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, a son of Timaeus--Bartimaeus the blind--was sitting beside the way begging,

Mark 10:47 and having heard that it is Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and to say, `The Son of David--Jesus! deal kindly with 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 whoever of you may will to..." into verse 46's "And they come 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.