Mat 20:20-28 | ISV | STEP | The Request of the Mother 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.

Matthew 20:20-28

20 The Request of the Mother of James and John Mark 10:35-45Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. him} with her sons. She bowed down in front of him to ask him for a favor.Matt 4:21; Mark 10:35 21 He asked her, “What do you want?”

She said to him, “Promise ^{▼▼Lit. Say} that these two sons of mine will sit, one at your right and one at your left, in your kingdom.”Matt 19:28

22 Jesus replied, “You don't realize what you're asking. Can you drink from the cup that I'm going to drink from?” ^{▼▼Other mss. read to drink from, or be baptized with the baptism with which I'm going to be baptized?}

They told him, “We can.”Matt 26:39, 42; Mark 14:36; Luke 12:50; 22:42; John 18:11

23 He said to 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.”Matt 25:34; Acts 12:2; Rom 8:17; 2Cor 1:7; Rev 1:9

24 When the ten heard this, they became furious with the two brothers.Mark 10:41; Luke 22:24-25 25 But Jesus called the disciples ^{▼▼Lit. them} and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles 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,Matt 23:11; Mark 9:35; 10:43; 1Pet 5:3 27 and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave.Matt 18:4 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.”Isa 53:10-11; Dan 9:24, 26; Matt 26:28; Luke 22:27; John 11:51-52; Rom 5:15, 19; Phil 2:7; 1Tim 2:6; Titus 2:14; Heb 9:28; 1Pet 1:19