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Mark 10:32-52
Key Verse 10:45 “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
- Why were the disciples astonished and those who followed afraid? (32-34) What further details did Jesus share with the twelve about impending events and why?
- How does the request of James and John reveal their failure to understand Jesus’ teaching? (35-37; cf. 9:35)
3.What is Jesus referring to by “the cup and the baptism”? (38-39) How did they respond? (39) What could Jesus not promise? (40)
- Why were the ten indignant? (41) What did Jesus teach them about the difference between greatness in God’s kingdom and greatness in the world? (42-44)
- How does verse 45 illustrate the purpose of Jesus’ coming? How does Jesus set an example for us to follow? (cf. Luke 22:26-27, John 13:14-15)
- How did Bartimaeus draw attention from Jesus in spite of the crowd’s discouragement? (46-49) What did Jesus ask him and how is his answer different from that of James and John? (51)