42 Mark 10:35-45 ³⁵ܘܩܪܒܘ ܠܘܬܗ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܢܝ ܙܒܕܝ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܨܒܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܕܟܠ ܕܢܫܐܠ ܬܥܒܕ ܠܢ ܀ ³⁶ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢܐ ܨܒܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܥܒܕ ܠܟܘܢ ܀ ³⁷ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܗܒ ܠܢ ܕܚܕ ܢܬܒ ܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܟ ܘܚܕ ܡܢ ܤܡܠܟ ܒܫܘܒܚܟ ܀ ³⁸ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܢܐ ܫܐܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܬܫܬܘܢ ܟܤܐ ܕܐܢܐ ܫܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܐܢܐ ܥܡܕ ܐܢܐ ܬܥܡܕܘܢ ܀ ³⁹ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܡܫܟܚܝܢܢ ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܟܤܐ ܕܫܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܬܫܬܘܢ ܘܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܥܡܕ ܐܢܐ ܬܥܡܕܘܢ ܀ ⁴⁰ܕܬܬܒܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܝ ܘܡܢ ܤܡܠܝ ܠܐ ܗܘܬ ܕܝܠܝ ܠܡܬܠ ܐܠܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܛܝܒܐ ܀ ⁴¹ܘܟܕ ܫܡܥܘ ܥܤܪܐ ܫܪܝܘ ܪܛܢܝܢ ܥܠ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܝܘܚܢܢ ܀ ⁴²ܘܩܪܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܤܬܒܪܝܢ ܪܫܐ ܕܥܡܡܐ ܡܪܝܗܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܪܘܪܒܢܝܗܘܢ ܫܠܝܛܝܢ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܀ ⁴³ܠܐ ܕܝܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܒܝܢܬܟܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܡܢ ܕܨܒܐ ܒܟܘܢ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܪܒܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܀ ⁴⁴ܘܐܝܢܐ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܕܨܒܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܕܟܠܢܫ ܀ ⁴⁵ܐܦ ܒܪܗ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܐ ܕܢܫܬܡܫ ܐܠܐ ܕܢܫܡܫ ܘܕܢܬܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܚܠܦ ܤܓܝܐܐ ܀ (SYP)

42 Mark 10:35-45 ³⁵And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire. ³⁶And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you? ³⁷They 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. ³⁸But Jesus said unto them, 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? ³⁹And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized: ⁴⁰But 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. ⁴¹And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John. ⁴²But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. ⁴³But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: ⁴⁴And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. ⁴⁵For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.(KJV)

42 Mark 10:35-45 ³⁵And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire. ³⁶And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you? ³⁷They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, 1 on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. ³⁸But Jesus said unto them, 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? ³⁹And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized: ⁴⁰But 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. ⁴¹And when the 10 heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John. ⁴²But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great 1s exercise authority upon them. ⁴³But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: ⁴⁴And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. ⁴⁵For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.(KJV/NC)

42 Mark 10:35-45 ³⁵And there come near unto him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying unto him, Teacher, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall ask of thee. ³⁶And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you? ³⁷And 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. ³⁸But Jesus said unto them, 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? ³⁹And they said unto him, We are able. And Jesus said unto them, The cup that I drink ye shall drink; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized: ⁴⁰but 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. ⁴¹And when the ten heard it, they began to be moved with indignation concerning James and John. ⁴²And Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they who are accounted to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great ones exercise authority over them. ⁴³But it is not so among you: but whosoever would become great among you, shall be your minister; ⁴⁴and whosoever would be first among you, shall be servant of all. ⁴⁵For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. (ASV)

42 Mark 10:35-45 ³⁵And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, Teacher, we wish you would do for us whatever we ask. ³⁶He said to them, What do you wish me to do for you? ³⁷They said to him, Grant us to sit, one at your right and one at your left, in your glory. ³⁸He said to them, You do not know what you are asking; can you drink the cup which I drink and be baptized with the baptism with which I am to be baptized? ³⁹They said to him, We can. Jesus said to them, The cup which I shall drink, you too will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized also; ⁴⁰But to sit at my right and at my left is not mine to give; except to those for whom it is prepared. ⁴¹When the ten heard it, they began to murmur at James and John. ⁴²Jesus called them and said to them, You know that those who consider themselves princes of the people are also their lords; and their officials rule over them. ⁴³Let not this be so among you; but he who wishes to be great among you, let him minister to you. ⁴⁴And anyone of you who wishes to be first, let him be a servant to all. ⁴⁵For the Son of man also did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life as a salvation for the sake of many. (LAM)

42 Mark 10:35-45 ³⁵And James and John, the sons of Zeb'edee, came forward to him, and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." ³⁶And he said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?" ³⁷And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory." ³⁸But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?" ³⁹And they said to him, "We are able." And Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; ⁴⁰but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared." ⁴¹And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. ⁴²And Jesus called them to him and said to them, "You know that those who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. ⁴³But it shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant, ⁴⁴and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. ⁴⁵For the Son of man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."(RSV)

42 Mark 10:35-45 ³⁵Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. "Teacher," they said, "we want you to do for us whatever we ask."

³⁶"What do you want me to do for you?" he asked.

³⁷They replied, "Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory."

³⁸"You don't know what you are asking," Jesus said. "Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?"

³⁹"We can," they answered. Jesus said to them, "You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with, ⁴⁰but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared."

⁴¹When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John. ⁴²Jesus called them together and said, "You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. ⁴³Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, ⁴⁴and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. ⁴⁵For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."(NIV)

42 Mark 10:35-45 ³⁵James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came near to him, saying, 'Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we will ask.'

³⁶He said to them, 'What do you_P want me to do for you?'

³⁷They said to him, 'Grant to us that we may sit, one at your right hand, and one at your left hand, in your glory.'

³⁸But Jesus said to them, 'You_P don't know what you_P are asking. Are you_P able to drink the cup that I drink, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?'

³⁹They said to him, 'We are able.'

Jesus said to them, 'You_P shall indeed drink the cup that I drink, and you_P shall be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; ⁴⁰but to sit at my right hand and at my left hand is not mine to give, but for whom it has been prepared.'

⁴¹When the ten heard it, they began to be indignant towards James and John.

⁴²Jesus summoned them, and said to them, 'You_P know that they who are recognized as rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. ⁴³But it shall not be so among you, but whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant. ⁴⁴Whoever of you wants to become first among you, shall be bondservant of all. ⁴⁵For the Son of Man also came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'(WEB)

42 Mark 10:35-45 ³⁵Jacob and Yochanan, the sons of Zebedee, came near to him, saying, 'Rabbi, we want you to do for us whatever we will ask.'

³⁶He said to them, 'What do you want me to do for you?'

³⁷They said to him, 'Grant to us that we may sit, one at your right hand, and one at your left hand, in your glory.'

³⁸But Yeshua said to them, 'You don't know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and to be immersed with the immersion that I am immersed with?'

³⁹They said to him, 'We are able.'

Yeshua said to them, 'You shall indeed drink the cup that I drink, and you shall be immersed with the immersion that I am immersed with; ⁴⁰but to sit at my right hand and at my left hand is not mine to give, but for whom it has been prepared.'

⁴¹When the ten heard it, they began to be indignant towards Jacob and Yochanan.

⁴²Yeshua summoned them, and said to them, 'You know that they who are recognized as rulers over the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. ⁴³But it shall not be so among you, but whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant. ⁴⁴Whoever of you wants to become first among you, shall be bondservant of all. ⁴⁵For the Son of Man also came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'(WEB/HNV)

42 Mark 10:35-45 ³⁵And Jacob and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, Teacher, we wish you would do for us whatever we ask. ³⁶He said to them, What do you wish me to do for you? ³⁷They said to him, Grant us to sit, one at your right and one at your left, in your glory. ³⁸He said to them, You do not know what you are asking; can you drink the cup which I drink and be baptized with the baptism with which I am to be baptized? ³⁹They said to him, We can. Jesus said to them, The cup which I will drink, you too will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will also be baptized; ⁴⁰But to sit at my right and at my left is not mine to give; except to those for whom it is prepared. ⁴¹When the 10 heard it, they began to murmur at Jacob and John. ⁴²Jesus called them and said to them, You know that those who consider themselves princes of the people are also their lords; and their officials rule over them. ⁴³Do not let this be so among you; but he who wishes to be great among you, let him minister to you. ⁴⁴And anyone of you who wishes to be first, let him be a servant to all. ⁴⁵For the Son of man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life as a salvation for the sake of many. (BRB)

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Background

Beginning in the late 300s AD and progressing into the 400s AD the Roman world went through a process of division. The eastern branch of the Roman world moved headquarters to Constantinople, modern Istanbul. The western church remained centered at the city of Rome.

This division was foretold in a dream given to Nebuchadnezzar, king of ancient Babylon. In the dream the progression of empires from the Babylonian through the divided Roman empire was shown as a progression down along a statue. The split in the legs of the statue was the split between the eastern and western branches of that future empire.

The Book of Daniel, and the various events related to Nebuchadnezzar, king of ancient Babylon, are quite curious because they are recorded in the Bible. Generally speaking God only speaks to people under some sort of covenant. When someone is not under covenant with God the conversations that God has with that person generally deal with coming into covenant.

People who are not yet following Jesus often have spiritual encounters. Sometimes those encounters involve the Holy Spirit wooing them into relationship with Jesus. Sometimes those encounters are frightful, scary episodes that drive people through fear into the arms of Jesus.

At the national level, God speaks openly to the king because there is some sort of national covenant with the people in the nation. Outside of such a covenant God works in unseen ways, without direct communication.

Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a statue was curious because it belies the national covenant that falls on him. Where did it come from? The Assyrian invasion about 200 years before. The ancient Israelites had been deported to Babylon and were now ruling the country. Nebuchadnezzar's dreams were of the future direction of that same kingdom. It would end with 10 toes, the ten tribes back in a political alliance across the globe.

The separation between the "east" and the "west" as we know it today springs from the two legs of Nebuchadnezzar's dreams. It also springs from the civil war that separated Solomon's kingdom into north and south. Generally speaking the "north" went west while the "south" went east. This is seen in another parable where the mount of Olives is seen dividing along an east-west axis with half going north and half south. Out from within that division living water flowed east and west. The point of that parable was the people involved in the civil war that split the kingdom north-south would actually travel east and west out of the promised land.

Since the northerners went west, the expression "ten" always refers to the western peoples in the Bible's parables. The "two" the number of tribes that made up the southern kingdom, went east.

Curiously, the tribe of Judah, the leading tribe of the southern kingdom maps in modern time to Russia. The tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, the two sons of Joseph, ended up as the English speaking world in the west. Until very recently the instrument of the "Ten" has been the NATO alliance. The instrument of the eastern alliance was the CIS. Russia and the United States have been at odds with each other since geo-politics brought the two nations into each other's spheres. The split between the modern equivalents of the western and eastern branches of the Roman empire is what Jesus' parable is pointing at.

The first scene in this parable shows the two brothers coming to Jesus and asking him to grant them anything. Jesus recognizes the problem this request entails and carefully explains these positions are given to those whom the father has prepared.

When the Ten hear about what these two have asked they become indignant. The split between the east and west is seen here directly, in the actions of the disciples.

Curiously, Jesus' explanation of the two who sit on either side of him is an explanation of the future split kingdom. Instead of the first two sitting on either side of him, the two sit together on one side of him. They make up the eastern branch of the Church, the eastern branches of earthly governments across the globe.

The Ten, on the other hand, sit on the other side of Jesus. These ten also stand at Jesus' side in the place prepared for them. But, they all share one of Jesus' sides. In this case the western side.

Jesus closes the parable with a more complete explanation of what these positions mean. Earthly rulers lord it over other people. Of course this is how this happens. These disciples represent the kingdoms that span the globe. But, Jesus explains that there is a purpose. This is the purpose that all kings have, which is to serve their subjects.

The purpose of the earthly kingdom, stated clearly in Moses' day, was to be a royal priesthood. A people belonging to God. (cite) That general purpose was to allow the spreading of the Gospel message around the globe to all peoples, following the promise to Abraham that all nations would be blessed through him.

The purpose for God granting worldly political power to the eastern and western branches of the Roman empire was to foster this very purpose: The spread of the Gospel around the world.

Finally, in a last point in this parable Jesus makes the point that the highest ruler in the Kingdom of God must be someone who is servant of all. The one who is the servant of all is Jesus, who died on the cross for everyone almost 2000 years ago.

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