Matthew 20:17-34

Jesus Foretells His Death a Third Time

17 ¹And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them,

18 "See, ²we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will ³condemn him to death

19 and ⁴deliver him over to the Gentiles ⁵to be mocked and flogged and ⁶crucified, and he will be raised on ⁷the third day."

A Mother's Request

20 ⁸Then ⁹the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and ¹⁰kneeling 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 ¹¹are to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, ¹²in your kingdom."

22 Jesus answered, ¹³"You do not know what you are asking. Are you able ¹⁴to drink the cup that I am to drink?" They said to him, "We are able."

23 He said to them, ¹⁵"You will drink ¹⁶my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, ¹⁷but it is for those for whom it has been ¹⁸prepared 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, ¹⁹"You know that the rulers of the Gentiles ²⁰lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

26 ²¹It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,^[a]

27 and whoever would be first among you must be your slave,^[b]

28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served but ²²to serve, and ²³to give his life as a ransom for ²⁴many."

Jesus Heals Two Blind Men

29 ²⁵And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him.

30 And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, "Lord,^[c] have mercy on us, ²⁶Son of David!"

31 The crowd ²⁷rebuked them, telling them to be silent, but they cried out all the more, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

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

33 They said to him, "Lord, let our eyes be opened."

34 And Jesus in pity touched their eyes, and immediately they recovered their sight and followed him.

Cross References

• 1. For ver. 17-19, see Mark 10:32-34; Luke 18:31-33; [Matthew 16:21-28; Matthew 17:12, 22, 23]
• 2. See Matthew 16:21
• 3. Matthew 26:66; John 19:7
• 4. Matthew 27:2; John 18:30, 31; Acts 3:13; [Acts 2:23; Acts 4:27; Acts 21:11]
• 5. Matthew 27:26-31
• 6. Matthew 26:2; Luke 24:7; John 12:32, 33; John 18:32
• 7. Matthew 16:21; Matthew 27:63
• 8. For ver. 20-28, see Mark 10:35-45
• 9. Matthew 4:21; Matthew 27:56
• 10. See Matthew 8:2
• 11. [Matthew 19:28]
• 12. Matthew 16:28; Matthew 25:31, 34; Luke 23:42
• 13. [Luke 9:33; Luke 23:34]
• 14. Matthew 26:29, 42; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42; John 18:11; [Isaiah 51:22]
• 15. [Romans 8:17; Philippians 3:10]
• 16. Acts 12:2; Revelation 1:9
• 17. [Matthew 19:11]
• 18. Matthew 25:34
• 19. For ver. 25-28, [Matthew 18:1-4; Luke 22:25-27]
• 20. 1 Peter 5:3
• 21. Matthew 23:11; [Luke 9:48]
• 22. John 13:4, 13-15; Philippians 2:7; [2 Corinthians 8:9]
• 23. Isaiah 53:10; Daniel 9:26; John 10:15; John 11:51, 52; Romans 4:25; Galatians 1:4; Galatians 2:20; 1 Timothy 2:6; Titus 2:14; 1 Peter 1:18, 19
• 24. Matthew 26:28; Isaiah 53:11, 12; Hebrews 2:10; Hebrews 9:28; [Romans 5:15; Revelation 5:9]
• 25. For ver. 29-34, see Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43; [Matthew 9:27-31]
• 26. Matthew 21:9; Matthew 22:42; See Matthew 1:1
• 27. Matthew 19:13

Footnotes

• [a]. Greek diakonos
• [b]. Greek bondservant (doulos)
• [c]. Some manuscripts omit Lord