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Matthew 20:27-29
New Catholic Bible
Matthew 20:27-29
New Catholic Bible
27 and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your servant. 28 In the same way, the Son of Man did not come to be served but rather to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.”[a]
29 Two Blind Men Receive Sight.[b] As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Jesus.
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- Matthew 20:28 As the suffering Servant (Isa 53), Jesus has come to expiate the sins of all, offering the Father his own life as the price of the ransom, i.e., as the supreme expression of love.
- Matthew 20:29 Until the very end Jesus is the one who hears the cry of the distressed, the one who gives human beings light and calls them to follow him.
