Mark 10:35-45 (English Standard Version)

The Request of James and John

^35(A) And James and John,^(B) the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us^(C) whatever we ask of you.” ³⁶And he said to them, ^(D) “What do you want me to do for you?” ³⁷And they said to him, “Grant us^(E) to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left,^(F) in your glory.” ³⁸Jesus said to them, ^(G) “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able^(H) to drink the cup that I drink, or^(I) to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” ³⁹And they said to him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, ^(J) “The cup that I drink^(K) you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized,^(L) you will be baptized, ⁴⁰but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant,^(M) but it is for those for whom it has been^(N) prepared.” ⁴¹And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. ^42(O) And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles^(P) lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. ⁴³But^(Q) it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,^{[a] 44}and whoever would be first among you must be^(R) slave^[b] of all. ⁴⁵For even the Son of Man came not to be served but^(S) to serve, and^(T) to give his life as a ransom for^(U) many.”

John 2:13-22 (English Standard Version)

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

^13(A) The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus^(B) went up to Jerusalem. ^14(C) In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. ¹⁵And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. ¹⁶And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make^(D) my Father’s house a house of trade.” ¹⁷His disciples remembered that it was written,^(E) “Zeal for your house will consume me.”

¹⁸So the Jews said to him,^(F) “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” ¹⁹Jesus answered them, ^(G) “Destroy this temple, and in three days^(H) I will raise it up.” ²⁰The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” ²¹But he was speaking about^(I) the temple of his body. ²²When therefore he was raised from the dead,^(J) his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed^(K) the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

2 Corinthians 9:6-15 (English Standard Version)

The Cheerful Giver

⁶The point is this:^(A) whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully^[a] will also reap bountifully. ⁷Each one must give as he has decided in his heart,^(B) not reluctantly or under compulsion, for^(C) God loves a cheerful giver. ⁸And^(D) God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency^[b] in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. ⁹As it is written,

^(E) “He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.”

¹⁰He who supplies^(F) seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and^(G) increase the harvest of your righteousness. ^11(H) You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which^(I) through us will produce thanksgiving to God. ¹²For the ministry of this service is not only supplying^(J) the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. ¹³By their approval of this service,^(K) they^[c] will glorify God because of your submission flowing from your^(L) confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, ¹⁴while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. ^15(M) Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!

Mark 8:34-35 (English Standard Version)

³⁴And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him^(A) deny himself and^(B) take up his cross and follow me. ³⁵For^(C) whoever would save his life^[a] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake^(D) and the gospel’s will save it.

Hebrews 11:1-2 (English Standard Version)

Hebrews 11

By Faith

1Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of^(A) things not seen. 2For by it the people of old received their commendation.

Cross references:

1. Hebrews 11:1 : Rom 8:24; 2 Cor 4:18; 5:7; 1 Pet 1:8