Mat 20:17-28 | ESV | STEP | And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem , he took the twelve disciples aside , and on the way he said to them ,

Matthew 20:17-28

Jesus Foretells His Death a Third Time

17 ^aAnd as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them, 18 “See, ^bwe are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will ^ccondemn him to death 19 and ^ddeliver him over to the Gentiles ^eto be mocked and flogged and ^fcrucified, and he will be raised on ^gthe third day.”

A Mother’s Request

20 ^hThen ⁱthe mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and ^jkneeling before him she asked him for something. 21 And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Say that these two sons of mine ^kare to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, ^lin your kingdom.” 22 Jesus answered, ^m“You do not know what you are asking. Are you able ⁿto drink the cup that I am to drink?” They said to him, “We are able.” 23 He said to them, ^o“You will drink ^pmy cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, ^qbut it is for those for whom it has been ^rprepared by my Father.” 24 And when the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers. 25 But Jesus called them to him and said, ^s“You know that the rulers of the Gentiles ^tlord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 26 ^uIt shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, ^{▼▼Greek diakonos} 27 and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, ^{▼▼Greek bondservant (doulos)} 28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served but ^xto serve, and ^yto give his life as a ransom for ^zmany.”