Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.” New Living Translation Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came over and spoke to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do us a favor.” English Standard Version And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” Berean Standard Bible Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.” Berean Literal Bible And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come up to Him saying to Him, "Teacher, we desire that You would do for us whatever we might ask you." King James Bible And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire. New King James Version Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Him, saying, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.” New American Standard Bible James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, came up to Jesus, saying to Him, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You.” NASB 1995 James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, came up to Jesus, saying, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You.” NASB 1977 And James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, came up to Him, saying to Him, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You.” Legacy Standard Bible Then James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, came up to Jesus, saying to Him, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You.” Amplified Bible James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, came to Him, saying, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You.” Christian Standard Bible James and John, the sons of Zebedee, approached him and said, “Teacher, we want you to do whatever we ask you.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, approached Him and said, “Teacher, we want You to do something for us if we ask You.” American Standard Version And there come near unto him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying unto him, Teacher, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall ask of thee. Contemporary English Version James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to Jesus and asked, "Teacher, will you do us a favor?" English Revised Version And there come near unto him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying unto him, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall ask of thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation James and John, sons of Zebedee, went to Jesus. They said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do us a favor." Good News Translation Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus. "Teacher," they said, "there is something we want you to do for us." International Standard Version James and John, the sons of Zebedee, went to Jesus and told him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask you." Majority Standard Bible Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, ?Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.? NET Bible Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him and said, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask." New Heart English Bible James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came near to him, and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we will ask." Webster's Bible Translation And James and John the sons of Zebedee come to him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatever we shall desire. Weymouth New Testament Then James and John, the sons of Zabdi, came up to Him and said, "Rabbi, we wish you would grant us whatever request we make of you." World English Bible James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came near to him, saying, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we will ask.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd there come near to Him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying, “Teacher, we wish that whatever we may ask for ourselves, You may do for us”; Berean Literal Bible And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come up to Him saying to Him, "Teacher, we desire that You would do for us whatever we might ask you." Young's Literal Translation And there come near to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying, 'Teacher, we wish that whatever we may ask for ourselves, thou mayest do for us;' Smith's Literal Translation And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to him, saying, Teacher, we wish that whatever we should ask, thou wouldst do for us. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd James and John the sons of Zebedee, come to him, saying: Master, we desire that whatsoever we shall ask, thou wouldst do it for us: Catholic Public Domain Version And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, drew near to him, saying, “Teacher, we wish that whatever we will ask, you would do for us.” New American Bible Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” New Revised Standard Version James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, Teacher, we wish you would do for us whatever we ask. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Yaqob and Yohannan, the sons of Zebedee, approached him, and said to him: “Teacher, we desire that you would do for us all that we ask.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd James and John the sons of Zebedee came to him, and said: Teacher, we desire you to do for us whatever we shall ask. Godbey New Testament James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to Him, saying, Teacher, we wish that you may do unto us whatsoever we may ask. Haweis New Testament And James and John the sons of Zebedee came to him, saying, Master, we desire that thou shouldst do for us whatsoever we request. Mace New Testament Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him, and said, we desire you would grant us what we request. Weymouth New Testament Then James and John, the sons of Zabdi, came up to Him and said, "Rabbi, we wish you would grant us whatever request we make of you." Worrell New Testament And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to Him, saying to Him, "Teacher, we wish that Thou wouldest do for us whatsoever we ask." Worsley New Testament Then come to Him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying, Master, we desire that thou wouldest do for us what we shall request: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Request of James and John34who will mock Him and spit on Him and flog Him and kill Him. And after three days He will rise again.” 35Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.” 36“What do you want Me to do for you?” He inquired.… Cross References Matthew 20:20-21 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him. / “What do you want?” He inquired. She answered, “Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left.” Luke 9:46-48 Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest. / But Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, had a little child stand beside Him. / And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.” Matthew 18:1-4 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” / Jesus invited a little child to stand among them. / “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. ... Luke 22:24-27 A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them should be considered the greatest. / So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors. / But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves. ... Matthew 19:28 Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. John 13:12-15 When Jesus had washed their feet and put on His outer garments, He reclined with them again and asked, “Do you know what I have done for you? / You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am. / So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. ... Philippians 2:3-7 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. / Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. / Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: ... James 4:3 And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures. 1 Peter 5:5-6 Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” / Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. Romans 12:10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another. 1 Kings 2:19-20 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand. / “I have just one small request of you,” she said. “Do not deny me.” “Make your request, my mother,” the king replied, “for I will not deny you.” 1 Samuel 2:7-8 The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. / He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world. Isaiah 14:13-14 You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” Genesis 37:5-11 Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more. / He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: / We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.” ... Numbers 12:1-2 Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife. / “Does the LORD speak only through Moses?” they said. “Does He not also speak through us?” And the LORD heard this. Treasury of Scripture And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to him, saying, Master, we would that you should do for us whatever we shall desire. James. Mark 1:19,20 And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets… Mark 5:37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. Mark 9:2 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them. come. Matthew 20:20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. we would. 2 Samuel 14:4-11 And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king… 1 Kings 2:16,20 And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on… Jump to Previous Desire Forward Grant James Jesus John Master Mayest Ourselves Rabbi Request Shouldest Teacher Want Whatever Whatsoever Wish Zabdi Zebedee Zeb'edeeJump to Next Desire Forward Grant James Jesus John Master Mayest Ourselves Rabbi Request Shouldest Teacher Want Whatever Whatsoever Wish Zabdi Zebedee Zeb'edeeMark 10 1. Jesus disputes with the Pharisees concerning divorce;13. blesses the children that are brought unto him; 17. resolves a rich man how he may inherit everlasting life; 23. tells his disciples of the danger of riches; 28. promises rewards to those who forsake all for the gospel; 32. foretells his death and resurrection; 35. bids the two ambitious suitors to think rather of suffering with him; 46. and restores to Bartimaeus his sight. Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus James and John, also known as the "sons of thunder" (Mark 3:17), were part of Jesus' inner circle, along with Peter. Their father, Zebedee, was a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee, indicating a background of modest means. This approach to Jesus shows their boldness and ambition, traits that were likely shaped by their upbringing and the cultural context of seeking honor and status. Their request reflects a misunderstanding of Jesus' mission, which was not about earthly power but about servanthood and sacrifice. and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.” Persons / Places / Events 1. James and JohnKnown as the "sons of Zebedee," these two brothers were among the first disciples called by Jesus. They were part of Jesus' inner circle, along with Peter. Their request to Jesus in this passage reveals their ambition and misunderstanding of Jesus' mission. 2. Jesus The central figure of the New Testament, Jesus is approached by James and John with a request that reflects their human desires for status and power. 3. The Request This event occurs as Jesus is on His way to Jerusalem, where He will face crucifixion. The timing of their request highlights a contrast between Jesus' path of suffering and the disciples' desire for glory. Teaching Points Understanding True GreatnessTrue greatness in the Kingdom of God is not about positions of power or authority but about serving others selflessly, as Jesus demonstrated. The Danger of Ambition Ambition, when not aligned with God's will, can lead to misunderstanding and misplaced priorities. We must seek God's guidance in our desires and ambitions. The Call to Servanthood Jesus calls His followers to a life of servanthood, where we put others' needs before our own, reflecting His example of humility and sacrifice. Aligning Desires with God's Will Our requests to God should align with His will and purpose for our lives. We should seek to understand His plans rather than impose our own desires. The Role of Prayer in Seeking God's Will Prayer is a vital tool for aligning our hearts with God's will. It is through prayer that we can discern His guidance and direction for our lives.(35-45) And James and John.--See Notes on Matthew 20:20-28. In St. Matthew, their mother is represented as coming with them, and uttering her prayer for them.Verse 35. - And there come near unto him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying unto him, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall ask of thee. St. Matthew (Luke 20:20) informs us that this request was made by Salome, "the mother of Zebedee's children." The two accounts are readily reconciled if we consider that the request was made by Salome and her sons, and by her in their behalf. This request was made by them not long after they had heard our Lord's great promise that his apostles "in the regeneration" should "sit upon thrones," judging the twelve tribes of Israel" (Matthew 19:28). He and very soon after they had heard his repeated announcement of his sufferings and death. But the thought of the glory which was to follow swallowed up the thought of the suffering that was to precede it; and so these two disciples were emboldened at once to ask for prominent positions amongst the thrones. St. Chrysostom finds an excuse for the imperfection of their faith. He says, "The mystery of the cross was not yet accomplished; nor yet was the grace of the Holy Spirit poured into their hearts. Wherefore, if you desire to know the strength of their faith, consider what they became after they had been endued with power from on high." Parallel Commentaries ... Greek ThenΚαὶ (Kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. James Ἰάκωβος (Iakōbos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2385: The same as Iakob Graecized; Jacobus, the name of three Israelites. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. John, Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2491: Of Hebrew origin; Joannes, the name of four Israelites. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sons υἱοὶ (huioi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. of Zebedee, Ζεβεδαίου (Zebedaiou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2199: Zebedee, father of the apostles James and John. Of Hebrew origin; Zebedaeus, an Israelite. came προσπορεύονται (prosporeuontai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 4365: To come to, approach. From pros and poreuomai; to journey towards, i.e. Approach. to [Jesus] αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. [and] declared, λέγοντες (legontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “Teacher, Διδάσκαλε (Didaskale) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Strong's 1320: A teacher, master. From didasko; an instructor. we want θέλομεν (thelomen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. You to do ποιήσῃς (poiēsēs) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. for us ἡμῖν (hēmin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. whatever ὃ (ho) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. we ask.” αἰτήσωμέν (aitēsōmen) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask. Links Mark 10:35 NIVMark 10:35 NLT Mark 10:35 ESV Mark 10:35 NASB Mark 10:35 KJV Mark 10:35 BibleApps.com Mark 10:35 Biblia Paralela Mark 10:35 Chinese Bible Mark 10:35 French Bible Mark 10:35 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Mark 10:35 James and John the sons of Zebedee (Mar Mk Mr) |
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