Mark 10:35
Mark 10:35 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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What Does Mark 10:35 Mean?
Hard on the heels of the passion prediction, the sons of Zebedee approach with a blank-check request: Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire. They want the promise before naming the wish.
The timing is the heartbreak of it: Jesus has just spoken of a cross, and they are thinking of thrones. Yet they bring their ambition to him rather than nursing it in secret, and he will answer not with scorn but with a question, a cup, and a lesson.
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What does Mark 10:35 mean?
James and John come to Jesus asking him to do for them whatever they desire.