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20 The Request of James and John
Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons. She bowed down in front of him to ask him for a favor.
21 He asked her, “What do you want?”
She told him, “Promise that in your kingdom these two sons of mine will sit on your right and on your left.”
22 Jesus replied,“You don’t realize what you’re asking. Can you drink from the cup that I’m going to drink from?”
They told him, “We can.”
23 He told them,“You will indeed drink from my cup. But it’s not up to me to grant you a seat at my right hand or at my left. These positions have already been prepared for others by my Father.”
24 When the ten heard this, they became furious with the two brothers. 25 But Jesus called the disciples and said,“You know that the rulers of the unbelievers lord it over them and their superiors act like tyrants over them.
26 That’s not the way it should be among you. Instead, whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,
27 and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave.
28 That’s the way it is with the Son of Man. He did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people.”
She told him, “Promise that in your kingdom these two sons of mine will sit on your right and on your left.”
22 Jesus replied,
They told him, “We can.”
23 He told them,
24 When the ten heard this, they became furious with the two brothers. 25 But Jesus called the disciples and said,