Mark 10 · Verse 36

Mark 10:36

And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?
Mark 10:36, King James Version

Mark 10:36 in other translations

BSB“What do you want Me to do for you?” He inquired.
WEBHe said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?”
ASVAnd he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?
YLTand he said to them, ‘What do ye wish me to do for you?'
DARBYAnd he said to them, What would ye that I should do for you?
BBEAnd he said to them, What would you have me do for you?
WebsterAnd he said to them, What would ye that I should do for you?

What does Mark 10:36 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
36. And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?--Though well aware what was in their mind and their mother's, our Lord will have the unseemly petition uttered before all.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 10:32-45

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…

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Mark 10:36 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὉHo<the>G3588
δὲdeAndG1161
εἶπενeipenHe saidG2036
αὐτοῖς·autoisto them;G846
τίtiWhatG5101
θέλετέtheletedo you desireG2309
μεmeMeG3165
ποιήσωpoiēsōI may doG4160
ὑμῖν;huminfor you?G4771

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 10:36

  • John 15:7

    If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

  • 1 Kings 3:5-15

    In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in. And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. …

  • Mark 10:51

    And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
What.
51; 1Ki 3:5-15; Joh 15:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Mark 10:35

    And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.

  • Mark 10:36

    And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?

  • Mark 10:37

    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.

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Mark 10:36 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y él les dijo: ¿Qué queréis que os haga?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il leur dit: Que voulez-vous que je fasse pour vous?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Was wollt ihr, daß ich euch tun soll?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
At ille dixit eis: Quid vultis ut faciam vobis?