For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
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Gregory the Theologian
AD 390
He is our sanctification, as himself being purity, that the pure may be encompassed by his purity. He is our redemption, because he sets us free who were held captive under sin, giving himself as a ransom for us, the sacrifice to make expiation for the world. He is our resurrection, because he raises up, and brings to life again, those who were slain by sin. Oration , On the Son