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I. THE NEGATIVE OBJECT OF CHRIST'S COMING — "Not to be ministered unto."

II. THE POSITIVE OBJECT OF HIS COMING — "To minister," etc.

1. The scenes of His private life. Christ a carpenter.

2. The scenes of His public life. Wearisome toils. LESSON —

(1)  Be clothed with humility;

(2)  Gratitude to Christ for His love;

(3)  Repentance.

(H. L. Nicholson, B. A.)

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KJV: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

WEB: even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."