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Was Jesus a ransom for many or a ransom for all?
The passages use different scope words for the ransom, but 'many' does not expressly exclude everyone.
- Textual conflict
- Weak contradiction
- The supplied passages do not establish incompatible claims. Different events, meanings, or conditions may account for the difference.
- Importance
- Foundational
- A central claim about origins, salvation, divine justice, or religious authority.
A ransom for many can include everyone because the Gospel wording never says only some benefit.
An editorial assessment of the quoted passages. Importance describes the stakes; it does not increase certainty. Reading order weighs both.
Jesus gives his life as a ransom for many
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Matthew 20:28
Translation / edition: King James Version (KJV)
Read the full chapter:Matthew 20
For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Mark 10:45
Translation / edition: King James Version (KJV)
Read the full chapter:Mark 10