"Was Jesus a ransom for many or a ransom for all?" (Alleged Contradiction #E4230)
Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
I Timothy 2:6
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
See also: Mark 10:45
Response
Jesus gave His life as a ransom for all. The number of men who have ever lived since the beginning of creation is certainly a very large number. It certainly qualifies as “many,” and so there is no contradiction.
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