³ And the king said to her, “What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you, even ^(A)to the half of my kingdom.”

²³ And he vowed to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, ^(A)up to half of my kingdom.”

² And on the second day, as they were drinking wine after the feast, the king again said to Esther, ^(A)“What is your wish, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? ^(B)Even to the half of my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled.”

¹² And the king said to Queen Esther, “In Susa the citadel the Jews have killed and destroyed 500 men and also the ten sons of Haman. What then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces! ^(A)Now what is your wish? It shall be granted you. And what further is your request? It shall be fulfilled.”

^6 (A)And as they were drinking wine after the feast, the king said to Esther, ^(B)“What is your wish? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? ^(C)Even to the half of my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled.”^[a]

^5 (A)At Gibeon ^(B)the Lord appeared to Solomon ^(C)in a dream by night, and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.”

A Mother's Request

^20 (A)Then ^(B)the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and ^(C)kneeling 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 ^(D)are to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, ^(E)in your kingdom.” ²² Jesus answered, ^(F)“You do not know what you are asking. Are you able ^(G)to drink the cup that I am to drink?” They said to him, “We are able.”

²⁰ Then she said, “I have one small request to make of you; do not refuse me.” And the king said to her, “Make your request, my mother, for I will not refuse you.”

^41 (A)“What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, let me recover my sight.”