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Mark 10:35-45 (English Standard Version)

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.”

1. Mark 10:43 Greek diakonos
2. Mark 10:44 Greek bondservant (doulos)

1. Mark 10:35 : For Mark 10:35-45, Matt 20:20-28
2. Mark 10:35 : Mark 1:19
3. Mark 10:35 : Matt 18:19
4. Mark 10:36 : Mark 10:51
5. Mark 10:37 : Matt 19:28
6. Mark 10:37 : Luke 9:26
7. Mark 10:38 : Luke 9:33; 23:34
8. Mark 10:38 : Mark 14:36; Matt 26:29, 42; Luke 22:42; John 18:11; Isa 51:22
9. Mark 10:38 : Luke 12:50
10. Mark 10:39 : Rom 8:17; Phil 3:10
11. Mark 10:39 : Acts 12:2; Rev 1:9
12. Mark 10:39 : Rom 6:3
13. Mark 10:40 : Matt 19:11
14. Mark 10:40 : Matt 25:34
15. Mark 10:42 : For Mark 10:42-45, Mark 9:33-36; Luke 22:25-27
16. Mark 10:42 : 1 Pet 5:3
17. Mark 10:43 : Matt 23:11; Luke 9:48
18. Mark 10:44 : 2 Cor 4:5
19. Mark 10:45 : John 13:4, 13-15; Phil 2:7; 2 Cor 8:9
20. Mark 10:45 : Isa 53:10; Dan 9:26; John 10:15; 11:51, 52; Rom 4:25; Gal 1:4; 2:20; 1 Tim 2:6; Titus 2:14; 1 Pet 1:18, 19
21. Mark 10:45 : Mark 14:24; Isa 53:11, 12; Heb 2:10; 9:28; Rom 5:15; Rev 5:9

Back to the Basics

Extreme Makeover Temple Edition

John 2:13-22 (English Standard Version)

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

13(A) The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus(B) went up to Jerusalem. 14(C) In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. 15And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. 16And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make(D) my Father’s house a house of trade.” 17His disciples remembered that it was written,(E) “Zeal for your house will consume me.”

18So the Jews said to him,(F) “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” 19Jesus answered them, (G) “Destroy this temple, and in three days(H) I will raise it up.” 20The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” 21But he was speaking about(I) the temple of his body. 22When therefore he was raised from the dead,(J) his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed(K) the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

1. John 2:13 : John 11:55; John 6:4
2. John 2:13 : John 2:23; Deut 16:1-6; Luke 2:41
3. John 2:14 : For John 2:14-17, Matt 21:12, 13; Mark 11:15-17; Luke 19:45, 46, with Mal 3:1-3
4. John 2:16 : John 14:2; Luke 2:49
5. John 2:17 : Psalm 69:9
6. John 2:18 : John 4:48; 6:30; Exodus 4:1, 8; 7:9; Matt 12:38
7. John 2:19 : Matt 26:61; 27:40; Mark 14:58; 15:29
8. John 2:19 : John 10:18
9. John 2:21 : John 1:14; 1 Cor 6:19; Col 2:9
10. John 2:22 : John 12:16; Luke 24:8
11. John 2:22 : John 20:9; Psalm 16:10

What’s in a Name?

Temptation

Alleluia!

Renewed in an Unexpected Way

Generosity is the Hallmark

2 Corinthians 9:6-15 (English Standard Version)

The Cheerful Giver

6The point is this:(A) whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully[a] will also reap bountifully. 7Each one must give as he has decided in his heart,(B) not reluctantly or under compulsion, for(C) God loves a cheerful giver. 8And(D) God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency[b] in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. 9As it is written,

(E) “He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.”

10He who supplies(F) seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and(G) increase the harvest of your righteousness. 11(H) You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which(I) through us will produce thanksgiving to God. 12For the ministry of this service is not only supplying(J) the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. 13By their approval of this service,(K) they[c] will glorify God because of your submission flowing from your(L) confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, 14while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. 15(M) Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!

1. 2 Corinthians 9:6 Greek with blessings; twice in this verse
2. 2 Corinthians 9:8 Or all contentment
3. 2 Corinthians 9:13 Or you

1. 2 Corinthians 9:6 : Prov 11:24, 25; 22:9; Gal 6:7, 9; Mal 3:10; Luke 6:38
2. 2 Corinthians 9:7 : Deut 15:10; 2 Corinthians 8:12
3. 2 Corinthians 9:7 : Exodus 25:2
4. 2 Corinthians 9:8 : Phil 4:19; Eph 3:2
5. 2 Corinthians 9:9 : Psalm 112:9
6. 2 Corinthians 9:10 : Isa 55:10
7. 2 Corinthians 9:10 : Hos 10:12
8. 2 Corinthians 9:11 : 1 Cor 1:5
9. 2 Corinthians 9:11 : 2 Corinthians 1:11
10. 2 Corinthians 9:12 : 2 Corinthians 8:14
11. 2 Corinthians 9:13 : Matt 5:16; 1 Pet 2:12
12. 2 Corinthians 9:13 : 1 Tim 6:12, 13; Heb 3:1; 4:14; 10:23
13. 2 Corinthians 9:15 : John 3:16; Eph 2:8; 2 Corinthians 2:14

Discipleship is the Path

Mark 8:34-35 (English Standard Version)

34And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him(A) deny himself and(B) take up his cross and follow me. 35For(C) whoever would save his life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake(D) and the gospel’s will save it.

1. Mark 8:35 The same Greek word can mean either soul or life, depending on the context; twice in this verse and once in verse 36 and once in verse 37

1. Mark 8:34 : 2 Tim 2:12, 13
2. Mark 8:34 : Matt 10:38, 39
3. Mark 8:35 : Mark 8:34
4. Mark 8:35 : Mark 10:29; 1 Cor 9:23; 2 Tim 1:8; Philem 13

Faith Is the Foundation

Hebrews 11:1-2 (English Standard Version)

Hebrews 11

By Faith

1Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of(A) things not seen. 2For by it the people of old received their commendation.

Cross references:

1. Hebrews 11:1 : Rom 8:24; 2 Cor 4:18; 5:7; 1 Pet 1:8