Matthew 20:17–34

Death, Resurrection Foretold

^17aAs Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and on the way He said to them,

¹⁸“Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man ^awill be ¹delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death,

¹⁹and ^awill hand Him over to the Gentiles to mock and scourge and crucify Him, and on ^bthe third day He will be raised up.”

Preferment Asked

^20aThen the mother of ^bthe sons of Zebedee came to ¹Jesus with her sons, ^cbowing down and making a request of Him.

²¹And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She said to Him, “Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine ^amay sit one on Your right and one on Your left.”

²²But Jesus answered, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able ^ato drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They said to Him, “We are able.”

²³He said to them, “^aMy cup you shall drink; but to sit on My right and on My left, this is not Mine to give, ^bbut it is for those for whom it has been ^cprepared by My Father.”

²⁴And hearing this, the ten became indignant with the two brothers.

^25aBut Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them.

²⁶“It is not this way among you, ^abut whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant,

²⁷and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave;

²⁸just as ^athe Son of Man ^bdid not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His ¹life a ransom for many.”

Sight for the Blind

^29aAs they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.

³⁰And two blind men sitting by the road, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord, ^ahave mercy on us, ^bSon of David!”

³¹The crowd sternly told them to be quiet, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, ^aSon of David, have mercy on us!”

³²And Jesus stopped and called them, and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?”

³³They said to Him, “Lord, we want our eyes to be opened.”

³⁴Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and immediately they regained their sight and followed Him.