1 sn After the first passion prediction in 8:31 Jesus rebuked Peter as having been used by Satan. After the second passion prediction in 9:31 the disciples were concerned about who would be the greatest in the kingdom. After the third passion prediction in 10:33 James and John asked for positions of honor and rulership in the kingdom, revealing their complete misunderstanding of the nature of the kingdom and exposing their inadequacy as true disciples of Jesus. Jesus replied that such positions were for those for whom it has been prepared.
2 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the flow within the narrative.
3 tn Grk “and came.”
4 sn The author’s note that the disciples found things just as he had told them shows that Jesus’ word could be trusted.
