Mark 10:37

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.”

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WEBBE

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.”

BSB

They answered, “Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your glory.”

KJV

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

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

Original Greek

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οἱ hoi (the) G3588 δὲ de And G1161 εἶπαν eipan they said G2036 αὐτῷ autō to Him G846 δὸς dos do grant G1325 ἡμῖν hēmin to us G3165 ἵνα ina that G2443 εἷς heis one G1520 σου sou of [us] G4771 ἐκ ek at G1537 δεξιῶν dexiōn right [hand] G1188 καὶ kai and G2532 εἷς heis one G1520 ἐξ ex at G1537 ἀριστερῶν aristerōn left [hand] G710 σου sou of you G4771 καθίσωμεν kathisōmen let us sit G2523 ἐν en in G1722 τῇ tēa the G3588 δόξῃ doxē glory G1391 σου.¶ sou of You G4771

The early church

(ubi sup.) Or we may fitly say that both took place; for seeing themselves honoured above the rest, they thought that they could easily obtain the foregoing petition; and that they might the more easily succeed in their request, they took their mother with them, that they might pray unto Christ together with her.

John Chrysostom · d. 407Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Now the abovementioned disciples thought that He was going up to Jerusalem, to reign there, and then to suffer what He had foretold. And with these thoughts, they desired to sit on the right and the left hand; wherefore there follows, They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.

Theophylact of Ohrid · d. 1107Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 in the world. If Jesus would gratify all our desires, it would soon appear that we desire fame or authority, and are unwilling to taste of his cup, or to have his baptism; and should often be ruined by having our prayers answered. But he loves us, and will only give his people what is good for them.

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