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# the Son of Man ... his life
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Jesus is speaking about himself in the third person. If necessary, you can translate this in the first person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-123person]])
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# did not come to be served
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "did not come so that other people would serve him" or "did not come so that other people would serve me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# but to serve
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You can make clear the understood information. Alternate translation: "but to serve other people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# to give his life as a ransom for many
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Jesus's life being a "ransom" is a metaphor for his being punished in order to set people free from being punished for their own sins. Alternate translation: "to give his life as a substitute for many" or "to give his life as a substitute to set many free" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# to give his life
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To give one's live is an idiom meaning to die voluntarily, usually in order to help others. Alternate translation: "to die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# for many
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You can make clear the understood information. Alternate translation: "for many people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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