Matthew 20:16-26

16 "So ¹the last shall be first, and the first last."

Death, Resurrection Foretold

17 ²As Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and on the way He said to them,

18 "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man ³will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death,

19 and ⁴will hand Him over to the Gentiles to mock and scourge and crucify Him, and on ⁵the third day He will be raised up."

Preferment Asked

20 ⁶Then the mother of ⁷the sons of Zebedee came to Jesus with her sons, ⁸bowing down and making a request of Him.

21 And He said to her, "What do you wish?" She said to Him, "Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine ⁹may sit one on Your right and one on Your left."

22 But Jesus answered, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able ¹⁰to drink the cup that I am about to drink?" They said to Him, "We are able."

23 He said to them, "¹¹My cup you shall drink; but to sit on My right and on My left, this is not Mine to give, ¹²but it is for those for whom it has been ¹³prepared by My Father."

24 And hearing this, the ten became indignant with the two brothers.

25 ¹⁴But Jesus called them to Himself and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them.