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18 We are now on our way to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses. They will sentence him to death, 19 and then they will hand him over to foreigners[a] who will make fun of him. They will beat him and nail him to a cross. But on the third day he will rise from death.

A Mother's Request

(Mark 10.35-45)

20 The mother of James and John[b] came to Jesus with her two sons. She knelt down and started begging him to do something for her.

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Footnotes

  1. 20.19 foreigners: The Romans, who ruled Judea at this time.
  2. 20.20 mother of James and John: The Greek text has “mother of the sons of Zebedee” (see 26.37).

18 “We are going up to Jerusalem,(A) and the Son of Man(B) will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law.(C) They will condemn him to death 19 and will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged(D) and crucified.(E) On the third day(F) he will be raised to life!”(G)

A Mother’s Request(H)

20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons(I) came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down,(J) asked a favor of him.

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