“ And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. ”
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...
The Request of the Sons of Zebedee. The Christian Standard of Greatness. In spite of anticipation of ill, the disciples continued to hope for a kingdom of worldly power, and to dispute as to their...
chiefest . first. servant . bondsman. Not the same word as in Mark 10:4 . Note the Figure of speech Epitasis. App-6.
DISCOURSE: 1443 LEGITIMATE AMBITION ILLUSTRATED Mark 10:41-45 . And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John. But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them...
And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. And whosoever of you will be the chiefest - or 'first' х prootos ( G4413 )], Shall be - that is 'let him be,' or 's...
The Question of Divorce. The Rich Young Man. Blind Bartimæus 1-12. The question of divorce ( Matthew 19:3 ). See on that passage, and on Matthew 5:32 . St. Mark represents our Lord as prohibiting...
CHAPTER 10:41-45 ( Mark 10:41-45 ) THE LAW OF GREATNESS "And when the ten heard it, they began to be moved with indignation concerning James and John. And Jesus called them to Him, and saith unto...
True Riches and Real Greatness Mark 10:23-52 Wealth brings many temptations. It is not said that rich men cannot get through the gate, but they will have to stoop very low and be stripped of th...
The Pharisees raised a question concerning the marriage relation. The Master went to the root of all things in the words, "From the beginning of the creation." The supreme and final authority is not...
(41) And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John; (42) But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over th...
CHRISTIAN SERVICE ‘Whosoever would become great among you, shall be your minister: and whosoever would be first among you, shall be servant of all. For verily the Son of Man came not to be ministe...
And whosoever of you will be the chiefest ,.... Is desirous of the highest place and the greatest honour shall be servant of all : for the ministers of the Gospel are not only the servants of Chri...
When the ten heard it See on Matthew 20:24-28 . A ransom for many Even for as many souls as needed such a ransom, 2 Corinthians 5:15 .
Christ's Prediction of His Sufferings. 32 And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were...
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The Mission in Judaea - Jesus Pronounces on Divorce, On Entry Under the Kingly Rule of God, on The Dangers of Riches and on the Requirement of Becoming a Servant As He Has Done (10:1-45). Jesus no...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Mark 10:40 . See R.V. for last clause, which, however, may also be rendered same to them for whom it is prepared (made ready). “The throne is the prize of toils, n...
Mark 10:13 . And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. They thought them too little, too insignificant, and that the Ma...
Mark 10:2 . The pharisees came and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? This was a net artfully spread, to entangle the Saviour's feet. Had he said no, they would have accused h...
Master, we would that Thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shalt desire. Christ’s last journey to Jerusalem I. Self-seeking. It is a plausible maxim of this world which says: “Every man for h...
EXPOSITION Mark 10:1 Instead of the words, into the coasts of Judea by the farther side of Jordan , the passage, by a change of reading from διὰ τοῦ to καὶ. He will run thus: into the...
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