Mark 10:35-45
Mark 10:35-45
The Request of James and John
"James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to Jesus and asked,
"Teacher, will you do us a favor?" Jesus asked them what they wanted,
and they answered, "When you come into your glory, please let one of
us sit at your right side and the other at your left." Jesus told
them, "You don't really know what you're asking! Are you able to drink
from the cup that I must soon drink from or be baptized as I must be
baptized?" "Yes, we are!" James and John answered. Then Jesus replied,
"You certainly will drink from the cup from which I must drink. And
you will be baptized just as I must! But it isn't for me to say who
will sit at my right side and at my left. That is for God to decide."
When the ten other disciples heard this, they were angry with James
and John. But Jesus called the disciples together and said: You know
that those foreigners who call themselves kings like to order their
people around. And their great leaders have full power over the people
they rule. But don't act like them. If you want to be great, you must
be the servant of all the others. And if you want to be first, you
must be everyone's slave. The Son of Man did not come to be a slave
master, but a slave who will give his life to rescue many people."
Jesus is the way. Invite Him into your heart.
The Request of James and John
"James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to Jesus and asked,
"Teacher, will you do us a favor?" Jesus asked them what they wanted,
and they answered, "When you come into your glory, please let one of
us sit at your right side and the other at your left." Jesus told
them, "You don't really know what you're asking! Are you able to drink
from the cup that I must soon drink from or be baptized as I must be
baptized?" "Yes, we are!" James and John answered. Then Jesus replied,
"You certainly will drink from the cup from which I must drink. And
you will be baptized just as I must! But it isn't for me to say who
will sit at my right side and at my left. That is for God to decide."
When the ten other disciples heard this, they were angry with James
and John. But Jesus called the disciples together and said: You know
that those foreigners who call themselves kings like to order their
people around. And their great leaders have full power over the people
they rule. But don't act like them. If you want to be great, you must
be the servant of all the others. And if you want to be first, you
must be everyone's slave. The Son of Man did not come to be a slave
master, but a slave who will give his life to rescue many people."
Jesus is the way. Invite Him into your heart.
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