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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus finishes teaching his disciples about authority and serving others.
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# called them
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"called the twelve disciples"
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# the rulers of the Gentiles subjugate them
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"the Gentile kings forcefully rule over their people"
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# their important men
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"the important men among the Gentiles"
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# exercise authority over them
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"have control over the people"
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# whoever wishes
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"whoever wants" or "whoever desires"
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# to be first
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"to be important"
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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/translate/figs-123person]])
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# did not come to be served
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "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/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# but to serve
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You can make clear the understood information. AT: "but to serve other people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# to give his life as a ransom for many
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Jesus' life being a "ransom" is a metaphor for his being punished in order to set people free from being punished for their own sins. AT: "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/translate/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. AT: "to die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# for many
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You can make clear the understood information. AT: "for many people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ruler]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/gentile]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/authority]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sonofman]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/serve]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/ransom]] |