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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Augustine of Hippo
AD 430
He shared with us our punishment, but not our sin. Death is the punishment of sin. The Lord Jesus Christ came to die; he did not come to sin. By sharing with us the penalty without the sin, he canceled both the penalty and the sin. Sermons on the Liturgical Seasons, For the Easter Season, Sermon