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Here is my translation of Mark 10:35-45. This episode in Mark’s gospel narrative ends his section on discipleship and what it means to be the greatest in the kingdom of God: the slave of everyone. Enjoy, but know that it is a lengthy post.

Greek
35 καὶ προσπορεύονται αὐτῷ Ἰάκωβος καὶ Ἰωάννης οἱ υἱοὶ Ζεβεδαίου λέγοντες αὐτῷ διδάσκαλε θέλομεν ἵνα ὃ ἐὰν αἰτήσωμέν σε ποιήσῃς ἡμῖν 36 ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς τί θέλετέ με ποιήσω ὑμῖν 37 οἱ δὲ εἶπαν αὐτῷ δὸς ἡμῖν ἵνα εἷς σου ἐκ δεξιῶν καὶ εἷς ἐξ ἀριστερῶν καθίσωμεν ἐν τῇ δόξῃ σου 38 ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς οὐκ οἴδατε τί αἰτεῖσθε δύνασθε πιεῖν τὸ ποτήριον ὃ ἐγὼ πίνω ἢ τὸ βάπτισμα ὃ ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθῆναι 39 οἱ δὲ εἶπαν αὐτῷ δυνάμεθα ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς τὸ ποτήριον ὃ ἐγὼ πίνω πίεσθε καὶ τὸ βάπτισμα ὃ ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθήσεσθε 40 τὸ δὲ καθίσαι ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἢ ἐξ εὐωνύμων οὐκ ἔστιν ἐμὸν δοῦναι ἀλλ’ οἷς ἡτοίμασται 41 καὶ ἀκούσαντες οἱ δέκα ἤρξαντο ἀγανακτεῖν περὶ Ἰακώβου καὶ Ἰωάννου 42 καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοὺς ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγει αὐτοῖς οἴδατε ὅτι οἱ δοκοῦντες ἄρχειν τῶν ἐθνῶν κατακυριεύουσιν αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ μεγάλοι αὐτῶν κατεξουσιάζουσιν αὐτῶν 43 οὐχ οὕτως δέ ἐστιν ἐν ὑμῖν ἀλλ’ ὃς ἂν θέλῃ μέγας γενέσθαι ἐν ὑμῖν ἔσται ὑμῶν διάκονος 44 καὶ ὃς ἂν θέλῃ ἐν ὑμῖν εἶναι πρῶτος ἔσται πάντων δοῦλος 45 καὶ γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἦλθεν διακονηθῆναι ἀλλὰ διακονῆσαι καὶ δοῦναι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν

Translation
35 As [the disciples] came to him, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, said to [Jesus], “Teacher, we wish that you will give to us whatever we ask of you.” 36 And he said to them, “What do you want me to do?” 37 Then they said to [Jesus], “Let us sit beside you in your glory, one by your right hand and the other by your left hand.” 38 So Jesus asked them, “You do not understand what you are ask [for yourselves]. Can you drink from the cup that I drink from? Can you be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” 39 [James and John] answered, “We can.” Then Jesus said to them, “You will drink from the cup that I drink. You will be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized. 40 But to sit at my right [hand] or [my] left [hand] is not for me to give but to whom it was prepared. 41 And when the [other] ten [disciples] heard [this], they became angry with James and John. 42 So Jesus called [the disciples] to himself and said to them, “You know that the rulers of the nations rule over them and their great ones exercise their authority over the [nations]. 43 But this is not the way you will act. Rather those who desire to become great among you are your servants. 44 Those who want to be first among you must be the slave of everyone. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life [as] a ransom in the place of many. Read more

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