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Mark 10:40-42
New English Translation
Mark 10:40-42
New English Translation
40 but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give. It is for those for whom it has been prepared.”[a]
41 Now[b] when the other ten[c] heard this,[d] they became angry with James and John. 42 Jesus called them and said to them, “You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.
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- Mark 10:40 sn After the first passion prediction in 8:31 Jesus rebuked Peter as having been used by Satan. After the second passion prediction in 9:31 the disciples were concerned about who would be the greatest in the kingdom. After the third passion prediction in 10:33 James and John asked for positions of honor and rulership in the kingdom, revealing their complete misunderstanding of the nature of the kingdom and exposing their inadequacy as true disciples of Jesus. Jesus replied that such positions were for those for whom it has been prepared.
- Mark 10:41 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
- Mark 10:41 tn Grk “the ten.”
- Mark 10:41 tn The word “this” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
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