English Standard Version
Mark 10:41
41And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John.
Mark 10:41 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.
- New International Version (NIV)When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And when the ten heard it, they began to be greatly displeased with James and John.
- New Living Translation (NLT)When the ten other disciples heard what James and John had asked, they were indignant.
Context of Mark 10:41
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." And 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 considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 43But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,
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Καὶ ἀκούσαντες οἱ δέκα ἤρξαντο ἀγανακτεῖν περὶ Ἰακώβου καὶ Ἰωάννου.¶Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Mark 10:41
- Mark 9:33And they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house he asked them, "What were you discussing on the way?"
- Proverbs 13:10By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.
- Matthew 20:24And when the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers.
- Luke 22:24A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.
- Romans 12:10Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.
- Philippians 2:3Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
- James 4:5Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, "He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us"?
Commentaries on Mark 10:41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41When the ten heard it - See Matthew 20:24-28.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35-45Verses 35-45 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.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-45Verses 32-45 Christ's going on with his undertaking for the salvation of mankind, was, is, and will be, the wonder of all his disciples. Worldly honour is a glittering thing, with which the eyes of Christ's own disciples have many times been dazzled. Our care must be, that we may have wisdom and grace to know how to suffer with him; and we may trust him to provide what the degrees of our glory shall be. Christ shows them that dominion was generally abused…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 41the ten … became indignant: Perhaps they wanted the special places requested by James and John for themselves. All of the disciples needed a new understanding of what leadership in God’s kingdom means (10:42–45).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4141. And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John--or "were moved with indignation," as the same word is rendered in Mt 20:24. The expression "began to be," which is of frequent occurrence in the Gospels, means that more passed than is expressed, and that we have but the result. And can we blame the ten for the indignation which they felt? Yet there was probably a spice of the old spirit of rivalry in it, which in spite…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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