Common English Bible

Mark 10:39-46 Common English Bible (CEB)

39. "We can," they answered. Jesus said, "You will drink the cup I drink and receive the baptism I receive,

40. but to sit at my right or left hand isn’t mine to give. It belongs to those for whom it has been prepared."

41. Now when the other ten disciples heard about this, they became angry with James and John.

42. Jesus called them over and said, "You know that the ones who are considered the rulers by the Gentiles show off their authority over them and their high-ranking officials order them around.

43. But that’s not the way it will be with you. Whoever wants to be great among you will be your servant.

44. Whoever wants to be first among you will be the slave of all,

45. for the Human One didn’t come to be served but rather to serve and to give his life to liberate many people."

46. Jesus and his followers came into Jericho. As Jesus was leaving Jericho, together with his disciples and a sizable crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, Timaeus’ son, was sitting beside the road.