Mark 10:36
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Mark 10:36 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.
He said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?"
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?"
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said to them, “What do you desire I do for you?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?"
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
“What do you want Me to do for you?” He inquired.
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
“What do you want Me to do for you?” He inquired.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
And he sayd vnto them, What would ye I should doe for you?
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
But he said to them: What would you that I should do for you
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
and he said to them, `What do ye wish me to do for you?'
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
and He said to them, “What do you wish Me to do for you?”
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
He said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?”
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said to them, “What do you desire I do for you?”
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Darby Bible Public Domain
And he said to them, What would ye that I should do for you?
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
He said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?”
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
And he said to them, What would ye that I should do for you?
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
“So what do you want me to do for you?” Jesus replied.
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
And he said to them, What would you have me do for you?
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
So he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?”
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
He sayde vnto them: what wolde ye I shuld do vnto you?
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- Appears 208× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at Matthew 1:19
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Tense
- Present
- Voice
- Active
- Mood
- Indicative
- Person
- 2nd person
- Number
- Plural
Full Thayer's Definition
- ὁ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- δὲ dé G1161 “but” Conjunction
- εἶπεν légō G3004 “to say” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- αὐτοῖς autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Dative, Plural, Masculine
- τί tís G5101 “who” Interrogative pronoun, Accusative, Singular, Neuter
- θέλετέ thélō G2309 “to will” Verb, Present, Active, Indicative, 2nd person, Plural
- με egṓ G1473 “I” Personal pronoun, 1st person, Accusative, Singular
- ποιήσω poiéō G4160 “to make” Verb, Aorist, Active, Subjunctive, 1st person, Singular
- ὑμῖν hymeîs G5210 “you” Personal pronoun, 2nd person, Dative, Plural
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 9
- words
- 9
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Cross-references
3Topical passages linked to Mark 10:36 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 3:5–15 In Gibeon Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give you.
- John 15:7 If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.
- Mark 10:51 Jesus asked him, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man said to him, "Rhabboni, that I may see again."
Cross-references courtesy of OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
Lesson kit
Teaching starters — assembled from the data on this page, not authored interpretation. Every prompt links to the verse data it draws on. Edit before teaching.
Mark, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 9 words (9 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is thélō (“to will”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- What does “to will” (thélō) contribute to the verse as a whole?
- How does 1 Kings 3:5–15, which shares this passage’s theme, read alongside this verse?
- These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
- Compare how Expositor's Greek Testament and John Gill's Exposition read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?
Things to notice
- These translations choose different wording for 6 words in this verse.
- 9 distinct Greek lemmas span 9 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Mark 10:36 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
Lemma curates 59 commentaries, every one of them public domain or Creative Commons licensed, each selected and text-cleaned for this edition rather than reprinted as found. About our sources →
Expositor's Greek Testament
ed. W. Robertson Nicoll
The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
International Critical Commentary
International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.