35And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.
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Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. …
And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king. …
And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets. …
And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 32-45)Here is, I. Christ’s prediction of his own sufferings; this string he harped much upon, though in the ears of his disciples it sounded very harsh and unpleasing. 1. See here how bold he was; when they were going up to Jerusalem, Jesus went before them , as the captain of our salvation , that was now to be made perfect through sufferings , Mark 10:32. Thus he showed himself forward to go on with hi…
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