Mark 10:35

Easy-to-Read Version

Then James and John, sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and said, "Teacher, we want to ask you to do something for us."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, approached him and said, “Teacher, we want you to do whatever we ask you.”

King James Version (1611)
And Iames, and Iohn the sonnes of Zebedee come vnto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for vs whatsoeuer we shall desire.

King James Version
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.

English Standard Version
And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you."

New American Standard Bible
James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, came up to Jesus, saying to Him, "Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You."

New Century Version
Then James and John, sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and said, "Teacher, we want to ask you to do something for us."

Amplified Bible
James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, came to Him, saying, "Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, came up to Jesus, saying, "Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You."

Legacy Standard Bible
Then James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, *came up to Jesus, saying to Him, "Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You."

Berean Standard Bible
Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, "Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask."

Contemporary English Version
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to Jesus and asked, "Teacher, will you do us a favor?"

Complete Jewish Bible
Ya‘akov and Yochanan, the sons of Zavdai, came up to him and said, "Rabbi, we would like you to do us a favor."

Darby Translation
And there come to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying [to him], Teacher, we would that whatsoever we may ask thee, thou wouldst do it for us.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Iames & Iohn the sonnes of Zebedeus came vnto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest doe for vs that we desire.

George Lamsa Translation
And 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.

Good News Translation
Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus. "Teacher," they said, "there is something we want you to do for us."

Lexham English Bible
And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask you."

Literal Translation
And coming up to Him, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, said, Teacher, we desire that whatever we may ask You would do for us.

American Standard Version
And 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.

Bible in Basic English
And there came to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying to him, Master, will you give us whatever may be our request?

Hebrew Names Version
Ya`akov and Yochanan, the sons of Zavdai, came near to him, saying, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we will ask."

International Standard Version
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, went to Jesushim">[fn] and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask you."Matthew 20:20;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
AND Jacub and Juchanon, sons of Zabdai, approached him, saying to him, Malphona, we would that whatever we ask thou wilt do for us.

Murdock Translation
And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him, and said to him: Teacher, we desire that thou wouldst do for us all that we ask.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iames and Iohn, the sonnes of Zebedee, came vnto hym, saying: Maister, we would that thou shouldest do for vs, whatsoeuer we desyre.

English Revised Version
And there come near unto him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying unto him, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall ask of thee.

World English Bible
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came near to him, saying, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we will ask."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And James and John the sons of Zebedee come to him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us what we shall ask.

Weymouth's New Testament
Then James and John, the sons of Zabdi, came up to Him and said, "Rabbi, we wish you would grant us whatever request we make of you."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And James and Joon, Zebedees sones, camen to hym, and seiden, Maister, we wolen, that what euer we axen, thou do to vs.

Update Bible Version
And there come near to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying to him, Teacher, we want that you should do for us whatever we shall ask of you.

Webster's Bible Translation
And James and John the sons of Zebedee come to him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatever we shall desire.

New English Translation
Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him and said, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask."

New King James Version
Matthew 20:20-28">[xr] Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Him, saying, "Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask."

New Living Translation
Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came over and spoke to him. "Teacher," they said, "we want you to do us a favor."

New Life Bible
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus. They said, "Teacher, we would like to have You do for us whatever we ask You."

New Revised Standard
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And there come near unto him, James and John, the twosons of Zebedee, - saying unto him - Teacher! we desire, that, whatsoever we shall ask thee, thou wilt do for us.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to him, saying: Master, we desire that whatsoever we shall ask, thou wouldst do it for us.

Revised Standard Version
And 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."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And then Iames and Iohn ye sonnes of zebede came vnto him sayinge: master we wolde that thou shuldest do for vs what soever we desyre.

Young's Literal Translation
And there come near to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying, `Teacher, we wish that whatever we may ask for ourselves, thou mayest do for us;'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then wete vnto him Iames and Ihon ye sonnes of Zebede, and sayde: Master, We desyre, that what soeuer we axe of the, thou wilt do it for vs.

Mace New Testament (1729)
Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him, and said, we desire you would grant us what we request.

THE MESSAGE
James and John, Zebedee's sons, came up to him. "Teacher, we have something we want you to do for us."

Simplified Cowboy Version
The brothers, James and John, took Jesus to one side and said, "We'd like for you to do us a favor."

Contextual Overview

³² Jesus and those with him were on their way to Jerusalem. He was at the front of the group. His followers were wondering what was happening, and the people who followed behind them were feeling afraid. Jesus gathered the twelve apostles again and talked with them alone. He told them what would happen in Jerusalem. ³³ He said, "We are going to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the leading priests and teachers of the law. They will say that he must die and will hand him over to the foreigners, ³⁴ who will laugh at him and spit on him. They will beat him with whips and kill him. But on the third day after his death, he will rise to life again." ³⁵ Then James and John, sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and said, "Teacher, we want to ask you to do something for us." ³⁶ Jesus asked, "What do you want me to do for you?" ³⁷ The sons answered, "Let us share the great honor you will have as king. Let one of us sit at your right side and the other at your left." ³⁸ Jesus said, "You don't understand what you are asking. Can you drink from the cup that I must drink from? Can you be baptized with the same baptism that I must go through?" ³⁹ The sons answered, "Yes, we can!" Jesus said to the sons, "It is true that you will drink from the cup that I drink from. And you will be baptized with the same baptism that I must go through. ⁴⁰ But it is not for me to say who will sit at my right or my left. God has prepared those places for the ones he chooses." ⁴¹ When the other ten followers heard this, they were angry with James and John.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

James: Matthew says that this request was made by Salome their mother; but though she made the request as from herself, yet it is evident that they had set her upon the business; and therefore Jesus, knowing whence it came, immediately addressed the sons. Mark 1:19, Mark 1:20, Mark 5:37, Mark 9:2, Mark 14:33

come: Matthew 20:20-28

we would: 2 Samuel 14:4-11, 1 Kings 2:16, 1 Kings 2:20

Reciprocal: Matthew 18:1 - Who Mark 3:17 - James Mark 13:3 - Peter Acts 12:2 - James 3 John 1:9 - who loveth

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, came unto him,.... Along with their mother, who was their mouth, and spoke for them, and they by her:

saying, master, we would that thou shouldst do for us whatsoever we shall desire: that is, we earnestly desire, that whereas we have a favour to ask of thee, that thou wouldst not deny us it, be it what it will; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 20:20-28.

Mark 10:35

And James and John ...came unto him - They did this through the instrumentality of their mother. They did not come in “person,” but they got their mother to make the request for them. Compare the notes at Matthew 20:20.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 35. And James and John - come unto him — The request here mentioned, Matthew says, Matthew 20:20, was made by Salome their mother; the two places may be easily reconciled thus: - The mother introduced them, and made the request as if from herself; Jesus knowing whence it had come, immediately addressed himself to James and John, who were standing by; and the mother is no farther concerned in the business. Matthew 20:20.