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"You will indeed drink from my cup," Jesus told them, "but I do not have the right to choose who will sit at my right and my left. These places belong to those for whom my Father has prepared them."
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When the other ten disciples heard about this, they became angry with the two brothers.
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So Jesus called them all together and said, "You know that the rulers of the heathen have power over them, and the leaders have complete authority.
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This, however, is not the way it shall be among you. If one of you wants to be great, you must be the servant of the rest;
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and if one of you wants to be first, you must be the slave of the others
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like the Son of Man, who did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life to redeem many people."
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As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd was following.
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Two blind men who were sitting by the road heard that Jesus was passing by, so they began to shout, "Son of David! Have mercy on us, sir!"
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The crowd scolded them and told them to be quiet. But they shouted even more loudly, "Son of David! Have mercy on us, sir!"
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Jesus stopped and called them. "What do you want me to do for you?" he asked them.
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"Sir," they answered, "we want you to give us our sight!"