Matthew 20:17-28

New American Standard Bible

Death, Resurrection Foretold

^17 (A)As Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and on the road He said to them, ¹⁸ “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man ^(B)will be ^[a]handed over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, ¹⁹ and they ^(C)will hand Him over to the Gentiles to mock and flog and crucify, and on ^(D)the third day He will be raised up.”

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^20 (E)Then the mother of ^(F)the ^[b]sons of Zebedee came to ^[c]Jesus with her sons, ^(G)bowing down and making a request of Him. ²¹ And He said to her, “What do you desire?” She *said to Him, “Say that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine ^(H)shall sit, one at Your right, and one at Your left.” ²² But Jesus replied, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able ^(I)to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They *said to Him, “We are able.” ²³ He *said to them, “^(J)My cup you shall drink; but to sit at My right and at My left is not Mine to give, ^(K)but it is for those for whom it has been ^(L)prepared by My Father.”

²⁴ And after hearing this, the other ten disciples became indignant with the two brothers. ^25 (M)But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles domineer over them, and ^[d]those in high position exercise authority over them. ²⁶ It ^[e]is not this way among you, ^(N)but whoever wants to become ^[f]prominent among you shall be your servant, ²⁷ and whoever desires to be first among you shall be your slave; ²⁸ just as ^(O)the Son of Man ^(P)did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His ^[g]life as a ransom for many.”