Mark 10:37

Good News Translation

They answered, "When you sit on your throne in your glorious Kingdom, we want you to let us sit with you, one at your right and one at your left."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They answered him, “Allow us to sit at your right and at your left in your glory.”

King James Version (1611)
They said vnto him, Grant vnto vs that wee may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.

King James Version
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.

English Standard Version
And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory."

New American Standard Bible
They said to Him, "Grant that we may sit, one on Your right and one on Your left, in Your glory."

New Century Version
They answered, "Let one of us sit at your right side and one of us sit at your left side in your glory in your kingdom."

Amplified Bible
They said to Him, "Grant that we may sit [with You], one on Your right and one on Your left, in Your glory [Your majesty and splendor in Your kingdom]."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
They said to Him, "Grant that we may sit, one on Your right and one on Your left, in Your glory."

Legacy Standard Bible
And they said to Him, "Grant that we may sit, one on Your right and one on Your left, in Your glory."

Berean Standard Bible
They answered, "Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your glory."

Contemporary English Version
and they answered, "When you come into your glory, please let one of us sit at your right side and the other at your left."

Complete Jewish Bible
They replied, "When you are in your glory, let us sit with you, one on your right and the other on your left."

Darby Translation
And they said to him, Give to us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy glory.

Easy-to-Read Version
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."

Geneva Bible (1587)
And they said to him, Graunt vnto vs, that we may sit, one at thy right hand, and the other at thy left hand in thy glory.

George Lamsa Translation
They said to him, Grant us to sit, one at your right and one at your left, in your glory.

Lexham English Bible
So they said to him, "Grant to us that we may sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your glory."

Literal Translation
And they said to Him, Give us that we may sit one off the right of You and one off the left of You in Your glory.

American Standard Version
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.

Bible in Basic English
And they said to him, Let us be seated, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.

Hebrew Names Version
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."

International Standard Version
They said to him, "Let us sit in your glory, one at your right and one at your left."

Etheridge Translation
They say to him, Give us that one may sit at thy right hand, and one at thy left, in thy glory.

Murdock Translation
They say to him: Grant to us, that one may sit on thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy glory.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
They sayde vnto hym: graunt vnto vs, that we may sit, one on thy ryght hande, and the other on thy left hande, in thy glory.

English Revised Version
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.

World English Bible
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."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
They said to him, Grant us to sit one on thy right-hand, and one on thy left-hand in thy glory.

Weymouth's New Testament
"Allow us," they replied, "to sit one at your right hand and the other at your left hand, in your glory."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei seiden, Graunte to vs, that we sitten `the toon at thi riythalf, and the tother at thi left half, in thi glorie.

Update Bible Version
And they said to him, Grant to us that we may sit, one on your right hand, and one on [your] left hand, in your glory.

Webster's Bible Translation
They said to him, Grant to us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.

New English Translation
They said to him, "Permit one of us to sit at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory."

New King James Version
They said to Him, "Grant us that we may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on Your left, in Your glory."

New Living Translation
They replied, "When you sit on your glorious throne, we want to sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right and the other on your left."

New Life Bible
They said to Him, "Let one of us sit by Your right side and the other by Your left side when You receive Your great honor in heaven."

New Revised Standard
And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, they, said unto him - Grant us, that, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left, we may sit, in thy glory.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they said: Grant to us that we may sit, one on thy right hand and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.

Revised Standard Version
And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
They sayd to him: graut vnto vs that we maye sitte one on thy right honde and the other on thy lyfte honde in thy glory.

Young's Literal Translation
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;'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
They sayde vnto him: Graunte vs, that we maye syt one at thy right hande, and one at thy left hande in thy glory.

Mace New Testament (1729)
they replied, when you are in your glory, grant that we may sit, the one on your right hand, and the other on your left.

THE MESSAGE
"Arrange it," they said, "so that we will be awarded the highest places of honor in your glory—one of us at your right, the other at your left."

Simplified Cowboy Version
They looked at each other and continued, "When you take your spot at the head of the ranch, we want to ride on your right and left. You know, up front with you."

Contextual Overview

³² Jesus and his disciples were now on the road going up to Jerusalem. Jesus was going ahead of the disciples, who were filled with alarm; the people who followed behind were afraid. Once again Jesus took the twelve disciples aside and spoke of the things that were going to happen to him. ³³ "Listen," he told them, "we are going up to Jerusalem where the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the teachers of the Law. They will condemn him to death and then hand him over to the Gentiles, ³⁴ who will make fun of him, spit on him, whip him, and kill him; but three days later he will rise to life." ³⁵ Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus. "Teacher," they said, "there is something we want you to do for us." ³⁶ "What is it?" Jesus asked them. ³⁷ They answered, "When you sit on your throne in your glorious Kingdom, we want you to let us sit with you, one at your right and one at your left." ³⁸ Jesus said to them, "You don't know what you are asking for. Can you drink the cup of suffering that I must drink? Can you be baptized in the way I must be baptized?" ³⁹ "We can," they answered. Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink the cup I must drink and be baptized in the way I must be baptized. ⁴⁰ But I do not have the right to choose who will sit at my right and my left. It is God who will give these places to those for whom he has prepared them." ⁴¹ When the other ten disciples heard about it, they became angry with James and John.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

sit: Mark 16:19, 1 Kings 22:19, Psalms 45:9, Psalms 110:1

in: Mark 8:38, Matthew 25:31, Luke 24:26, 1 Peter 1:11

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 1:7 - Ask Matthew 20:21 - Grant Luke 22:24 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

They said unto him,.... By their mother, or seconding her motion:

grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory; or glorious kingdom, which they expected would be quickly set up; and which they might conclude from his having lately promised to all the twelve, that when he should sit on his throne, they should sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel; and from his having just now mentioned his rising from the dead, which they might understand of some revival, or breaking forth of this glorious state; :-.

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 37. In thy glory. — In the kingdom of thy glory-three MSS. Which kingdom they expected to be established on earth.

And be baptized — OR, be baptized. Instead of και and η or, is the reading of BCDL, five others, Coptic, Armenian, later Syriac in the margin, Vulgate, all the Itala, and Origen. Matthew 20:22; Matthew 20:22.