A Request for James and John

20:20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, and kneeling down she asked him for a favor.26 20:21 He said to her, “What do you want?” She replied,27 “Permit28 these two sons of mine to sit, one at your29 right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.” 20:22 Jesus30 answered, “You don’t know what you are asking!31 Are you able to drink the cup I am about to drink?”32 They said to him, “We are able.”33 20:23 He told them, “You will drink my cup,34 but to sit at my right and at my left is not mine to give. Rather, it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”

20:24 Now35 when the other ten36 heard this,37 they were angry with the two brothers. 20:25 But Jesus called them and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them. 20:26 It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant, 20:27 and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave38—20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom39 for many.”