# Mark 10.38-39

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**Book:** [Mark](/codex/john-mark/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 36. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">What would ye that I should do for you?</span> 37. 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.
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> **38. But Jesus said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I drink? or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?</span> 39. And they said unto him, We are able. And Jesus said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">The cup that I drink ye shall drink; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:</span>**
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> 40. <span class="rl-speech">but to sit on my right hand or on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared.</span> 41. <span class="rl-speech">And when the ten heard it, they began to be moved with indignation concerning James and John.</span> (Mark 10:36-41, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 36. He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“What do you want me to do for you?”</span> 37. 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.”
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> **38. But Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“You don’t know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”</span> 39. They said to him, “We are able.” Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“You shall indeed drink the cup that I drink, and you shall be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with;</span>**
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> 40. <span class="rl-speech">but to sit at my right hand and at my left hand is not mine to give, but for whom it has been prepared.”</span> 41. <span class="rl-speech">When the ten heard it, they began to be indignant towards James and John.</span> (Mark 10:36-41, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 36. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">What would ye that I should do for you?</span> 37. 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.
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> **38. But Jesus said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?</span> 39. And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:</span>**
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> 40. <span class="rl-speech">But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.</span> 41. <span class="rl-speech">And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.</span> (Mark 10:36-41, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 36. and he said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'What do ye wish me to do for you?'</span> 37. and they said to him, 'Grant to us that, one on thy right hand and one on thy left, we may sit in thy glory;'
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> **38. and Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Ye have not known what ye ask; are ye able to drink of the cup that I drink of, and with the baptism that I am baptized with, to be baptized?'</span> 39. And they said to him, 'We are able;' and Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Of the cup indeed that I drink of, ye shall drink, and with the baptism that I am baptized with, ye shall be baptized;</span>**
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> 40. <span class="rl-speech">but to sit on my right and on my left, is not mine to give, but, to those for whom it hath been prepared.'</span> 41. <span class="rl-speech">And the ten having heard, began to be much displeased at James and John,</span> (Mark 10:36-41, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Mark 10](/codex/mark-10/)

**People:**

- [James the Greater](/codex/james-the-greater/), via [Mark 10.35-45](/codex/mark-10-35-45/), [Mark 10.39](/codex/mark-10-39/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0907 - baptizo](/codex/g0907-baptizo/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.