New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 10:39-45

39They saidG3004to Him, “We are ableδυνάμεθα.dunamethaG1410.”And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to them,“The cupποτήριονpotērionG4221that I drinkπίνωpinōG4095you shall drinkπίεσθε,piestheG4095;and you shall be baptizedβαπτίζομαιbaptizomaiG907with the baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908with whichG3739I am baptizedβαπτισθήσεσθε·baptisthēsestheG907.

40But to sitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523on My rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188orἢēG2228on MyleftεὐωνύμωνeuōnumōnG2176,this is not MineG1699to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325;but it is for those for whomοἷςhoisG3739it has been preparedἡτοίμασται.¶hētoimastaiG2090.”

41HearingἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,the tenδέκαdekaG1176beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757to feelG23indignantἀγανακτεῖνaganakteinG23withJamesἸακώβουIakōbouG2385and JohnἸωάννου.¶IōannouG2491.

42CallingπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341them to Himself, JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“You knowG3609that thoseG3588who are recognizedδοκοῦντεςdokountesG1380as rulersἄρχεινarcheinG757of the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484lordG2634it overG2634them; and their greatμεγάλοιmegaloiG3173menG3173exerciseκατεξουσιάζουσινkatexousiazousinG2715authorityG2715overG2715them.

43But it is not thisG3779wayG3779amongἐνenG1722you,but whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302wishesθέλῃthelēG2309to becomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096greatμέγαςmegasG3173amongἐνenG1722you shall be your servantδιάκονος·diakonosG1249;

44and whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302wishesθέλῃthelēG2309to be firstπρῶτος,prōtosG4413amongἐνenG1722you shall be slaveδοῦλος.doulosG1401of allπάντωνpantōnG3956.

45For evenG2532the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444did not comeἦλθενēlthenG2064to be servedδιακονηθῆναιdiakonēthēnaiG1247,but to serveδιακονῆσαιdiakonēsaiG1247,and to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325HislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590a ransomλύτρονlutronG3083for manyπολλῶν.¶pollōnG4183.”

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