Matthew 20:17-34

Death, Resurrection Foretold

17 ¹As 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 ²will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death,

19 and ³will hand Him over to the Gentiles to mock and scourge and crucify Him, and on ⁴the third day He will be raised up."

Preferment Asked

20 ⁵Then the mother of ⁶the sons of Zebedee came to Jesus with her sons, ⁷bowing 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 ⁸may 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 ⁹to drink the cup that I am about to drink?" They said to Him, "We are able."

23 He said to them, "¹⁰My cup you shall drink; but to sit on My right and on My left, this is not Mine to give, ¹¹but it is for those for whom it has been ¹²prepared by My Father."

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

25 ¹³But 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.

26 "It is not this way among you, ¹⁴but whoever * wishes to become great among you shall be your servant,

27 and whoever * wishes to be first among you shall be your slave;

28 just as ¹⁵the Son of Man ¹⁶did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."

Sight for the Blind

29 ¹⁷As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.

30 And two blind men sitting by the road, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, "Lord, ¹⁸have mercy on us, ¹⁹Son of David!"

31 The crowd sternly told them to be quiet, but they cried out all the more, "Lord, ²⁰Son of David, have mercy on us!"

32 And Jesus stopped and called them, and said, "What do you want Me to do for you?"

33 They said to Him, "Lord, we want our eyes to be opened."

34 Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and immediately they regained their sight and followed Him.

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Cross References 20

1. Matthew 20:17-19: {Mark 10:32-34; Luke 18:31-33}
2. Matthew 16:21
3. Matthew 27:2; Acts 2:23; Acts 3:13; Acts 4:27; Acts 21:11
4. Matthew 16:21; Matthew 17:23; Luke 18:32
5. Matthew 20:20-28: {Mark 10:35-45}
6. Matthew 4:21; Matthew 10:2
7. Matthew 8:2
8. Matthew 19:28
9. Isaiah 51:17, 22; Jeremiah 49:12; Matthew 26:39, 42; Luke 22:42; John 18:11
10. Acts 12:2; Revelation 1:9
11. Matthew 13:11
12. Matthew 25:34
13. Matthew 20:25-28; Luke 22:25-27
14. Matthew 23:11; Mark 9:35; Mark 10:43; Luke 22:26
15. Matthew 8:20
16. Matthew 26:28; John 13:13f; 2 Corinthians 8:9; Philippians 2:7; 1 Timothy 2:6; Titus 2:14; Hebrews 9:28; Revelation 1:5
17. Matthew 20:29-34: {Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43;} Matthew 9:27-31
18. Matthew 9:27
19. Matthew 20:31
20. Matthew 9:27

Footnotes 3

[a]. Or "betrayed"
[b]. Lit "Him"
[c]. Or "soul"