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39 They said to Him, “We are able.” So Jesus said to them, a“You will indeed drink the cup that I drink, and with the baptism I am baptized with you will be baptized;  
40 but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those afor whom it is prepared.”  
41 aAnd when the ten heard it, they began to be greatly displeased with James and John.  
42 But Jesus called them to Himself and said to them, a“You know that those who are considered rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.  
43 aYet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant.  
44 And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all.
45 For even athe Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and bto give His life a ransom for many.”  

Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus

46 aNow they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging.  
47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, aSon of David, bhave mercy on me!”  
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No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Mark 10:41.

Mark 10:41-45

So here we see how the disciples were grumbling between themselves. And Christ was telling them, "Listen, you're looking at this thing backwards. You're looking at this way, this thing, the way the world thinks about it. It's not about the giving and being in charge and having power, but it's about service." And He is telling them if you want to be a part of the Kingdom then you must have the mind of God. You must first be willing to serve, be a slave, because that is what God is like, and that is the mind of God.

Excerpted from Footwashing: An Attitude of Service and Forgiveness

 
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