Mark 10:35-52

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The Request of James and John

³⁵^(A)And James and John, ^(B)the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us ^(C)whatever we ask of you.” ³⁶And he said to them, ^(D)“What do you want me to do for you?” ³⁷And they said to him, “Grant us ^(E)to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, ^(F)in your glory.” ³⁸Jesus said to them, ^(G)“You do not know what you are asking. Are you able ^(H)to drink the cup that I drink, or ^(I)to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” ³⁹And they said to him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, ^(J)“The cup that I drink ^(K)you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, ^(L)you will be baptized, ⁴⁰but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, ^(M)but it is for those for whom it has been ^(N)prepared.” ⁴¹And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. ⁴²^(O)And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles ^(P)lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. ⁴³But ^(Q)it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,^[a] ⁴⁴and whoever would be first among you must be ^(R)slave^[b] of all. ⁴⁵For even the Son of Man came not to be served but ^(S)to serve, and ^(T)to give his life as a ransom for ^(U)many.”

Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus

⁴⁶^(V)And they came to Jericho. And ^(W)as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, ^(X)a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. ⁴⁷And when he heard that it was ^(Y)Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” ⁴⁸And many ^(Z)rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” ⁴⁹And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, ^(AA)“Take heart. Get up; he is calling you.” ⁵⁰And throwing off his ^(AB)cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. ⁵¹And Jesus said to him, ^(AC)“What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, ^(AD)“Rabbi, let me recover my sight.” ⁵²And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; ^(AE)your faith has ^(AF)made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.

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Footnotes

Mark 10:43 Greek diakonos
Mark 10:44 Or bondservant, or servant (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)

Psalm 98

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Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord

A Psalm.

98 Oh sing to the Lord ^(A)a new song,
    for he has done ^(B)marvelous things!
His ^(C)right hand and his holy arm
    have worked salvation for him.
²The Lord has ^(D)made known his salvation;
    he has ^(E)revealed his righteousness in ^(F)the sight of the nations.
³He has ^(G)remembered his ^(H)steadfast love and faithfulness
    to the house of Israel.
All ^(I)the ends of the earth have seen
    ^(J)the salvation of our God.

⁴^(K)Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
    ^(L)break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
⁵Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
    with the lyre and the ^(M)sound of melody!
⁶With ^(N)trumpets and the sound of ^(O)the horn
    ^(P)make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!

⁷^(Q)Let the sea roar, and ^(R)all that fills it;
    ^(S)the world and those who dwell in it!
⁸Let the rivers ^(T)clap their hands;
    let ^(U)the hills sing for joy together
⁹before the Lord, for he comes
    to ^(V)judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
    and the peoples with equity.