Twentieth_Century(i)
20 Then the mother of Zebediah's sons came to him with her sons, bowing to the ground, and begging a favor.
21 "What is it that you want?" he asked. "I want you to say," she replied, "that in your Kingdom these two sons of mine may sit, one on your right, and the other on your left."
22 "You do not know what you are asking," was Jesus' answer. "Can you drink the cup that I am to drink?" "Yes," they exclaimed, "we can."
23 "You shall indeed drink my cup," he said, "but as to a seat at my right and at my left--that is not mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."
24 On hearing of this, the ten others were very indignant about the two brothers.
25 Jesus, however, called the ten to him, and said: "The rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them as you know, and their great men oppress them.
26 Among you it is not so.
27 No, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to take the first place among you, must be your slave;
28 Just as the Son of Man came, not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."