Mark 10:35 (GNV)

Passage

Then Iames and Iohn the sonnes of Zebedeus came vnto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest doe for vs that we desire.

Nearby Context

Mark 10:33 Saying, Beholde, we goe vp to Hierusalem, and the Sonne of man shall be deliuered vnto the hie Priests, and to the Scribes, and they shall condemne him to death, and shall deliuer him to the Gentiles.

Mark 10:34 And they shall mocke him, and scourge him, and spit vpon him, and kill him: but the third day he shall rise againe.

Mark 10:35 Then Iames and Iohn the sonnes of Zebedeus came vnto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest doe for vs that we desire.

Mark 10:36 And he sayd vnto them, What would ye I should doe for you?

Mark 10:37 And they said to him, Graunt vnto vs, that we may sit, one at thy right hand, and the other at thy left hand in thy glory.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "iames", "iohn", "sonnes", "zebedeus", "came", "vnto", "saying", and "master". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "iames" and "iohn", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "And they shall mocke him and scourge..." into verse 36's "And he sayd vnto them What would...", so "iames" and "iohn" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "iames" and "iohn" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.