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Mark 10:37

Pride

35 Then 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.

They answered, “Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your glory.”

38 “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?”

39 “We can,” the brothers answered. “You will drink the cup that I drink,” Jesus said, “and you will be baptized with the baptism that I undergo.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
They answered, “Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your glory.”
KJV
They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.
WEB
They said to him, “Grant to us that we may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left hand, in your glory.”
ASV
And they said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on [thy] left hand, in thy glory.
DARBY
And they said to him, Give to us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy glory.
BLB
And they said to Him, “Give to us that one at Your right hand and one at [Your] left hand we might sit in Your glory.”
ÅB
De sa til ham: Gi oss at den ene av oss må sitte ved din høyre og den andre ved din venstre side i din herlighet!
OTB
De svarte, “La en av oss sitte ved din høyre og den andre ved din venstre i din herlighet.”
B1930
De sa til ham: Gi oss at den ene av oss må sitte ved din høire og den andre ved din venstre side i din herlighet!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 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.

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  • Mark 16:19

    After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

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  • Luke 24:26

    Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”

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  • Psalms 110:1

    The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”

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  • 1 Kings 22:19

    Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.

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  • 1 Peter 1:11

    trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.

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  • Matthew 25:31

    When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.

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  • Mark 8:38

    If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

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