¹⁷And as^* Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples by themselves and said to them on the way, ¹⁸“Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death, ¹⁹and will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock him^* and flog him^* and crucify him,^* and on the third day he will be raised.”

A Request by the Mother of James and John

²⁰Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and^* kneeling down she asked^* something from him. ²¹And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Say that these two sons of mine may sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your kingdom.” ²²But Jesus answered and^* said, “You do not know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They said to him, “We are able.” ²³He said to them, “You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine^f to grant, but is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”

²⁴And when^* the ten heard this,^* they were indignant concerning the two brothers. ²⁵But Jesus called them to himself and^* said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions exercise authority over them. ²⁶It will not be like this among you! But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, ²⁷and whoever wants to be most prominent among you must be your slave—²⁸just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Two Blind Men Healed at Jericho

²⁹And as^* they were going out of Jericho, a large crowd followed him. ³⁰And behold, there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they^* heard that Jesus was passing by, they called out, saying, “Lord, have mercy on us,^g Son of David!” ³¹And the crowd rebuked them so that they would be quiet. But they called out all the more, saying, “Lord, have mercy on us,^h Son of David!” ³²And Jesus stopped,^* called them, and said, “What do you want me to do for you?” ³³They said to him, “Lord, that our eyes be opened!” ³⁴And having compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and immediately they received their sight and followed him.

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Matthew 20:28: “… even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Footnotes

*Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was going up”) which is understood as temporal
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the participle (“kneeling down”) has been translated as a finite verb in keeping with English style
*Here the participle (“asked”) is translated as a finite verb because of English style
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
fSome manuscripts have “this is not mine”
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“called … to himself”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“were going out”)
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
gSome manuscripts have “Have mercy on us, Lord”
hSome manuscripts have “Have mercy on us, Lord”
*Here the participle (“stopped”) is translated as a finite verb because of English style