Matthew 20:28

20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom ¹  for many.”

Mark 5:24

5:24 Jesus ²  went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around him.

Acts 10:38

10:38 with respect to Jesus from Nazareth, ³  that ⁴  God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power. He ⁵  went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, ⁶  because God was with him. ⁷ 

¹ sn The Greek word for ransom (λύτρον, lutron) is found here and in Mark 10:45 and refers to the payment of a price in order to purchase the freedom of a slave. The idea of Jesus as the “ransom” is that he paid the price with his own life by standing in our place as a substitute, enduring the judgment that we deserved for sin.

² tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ sn The somewhat awkward naming of Jesus as from Nazareth here is actually emphatic. He is the key subject of these key events.

⁴ tn Or “how.” The use of ὡς (Jws) as an equivalent to ὅτι (Joti) to introduce indirect or even direct discourse is well documented. BDAG 1105 s.v. ὡς 5 lists Acts 10:28 in this category.

⁵ tn Grk “power, who.” The relative pronoun was replaced by the pronoun “he,” and a new sentence was begun in the translation at this point to improve the English style, due to the length of the sentence in Greek.

⁶ tn The translation “healing all who were oppressed by the devil” is given in L&N 22.22.

⁷ sn See Acts 7:9.