Matthew 20v28: Even as the Son of man came not to be mistered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Here Christ tells us that He came not to be served, but to serve. He came to give His life a ransom for many.

Luke 9v56a: For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives but to save them.
John 12v47: And if any man hear my words and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
John 3v17: For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

Christ tells us here He came not to judge men, not to destroy their lives, nor to condemn them but to save them.

Luke 19v10: For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Matthew 18v11: For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

Christ here tells us that He came to save the lost.

John 3v16: For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotton Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

This verse speaks for itself.

John 10v10: The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Here Christ tells us that He came to give us life. A life more abundant in all things.

1 Timothy 1v15: This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

Here Paul tells us that Christ came to save sinners.

1 John 4v14: And we have seen and do testify the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the World

Here John tells us that Christ came because He was sent by the Father to be the Saviour of the world.

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