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20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, [and] kneeling down [she] asked something from him.
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Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him.
21 And he said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Say that these two sons of mine may sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your kingdom."
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“What is it you want?” he asked. She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.”
22 But Jesus answered [and] said, "You do not know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?" They said to him, "We are able."
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“You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?”“We can,” they answered.
23 He said to them, "You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but [is] for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."
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Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father.”
24 And [when] the ten heard [this], they were indignant concerning the two brothers.
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When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers.
25 But Jesus called them to himself [and] said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions exercise authority over them.
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Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.
26 It will not be like this among you! But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
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Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
27 and whoever wants to be most prominent among you must be your slave--
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and whoever wants to be first must be your slave—
28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life [as] a ransom for many."
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just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
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