^21 (A)But behold, the hand of My betrayer is with Me on the table. ^22 (B)And truly the Son of Man goes ^(C)as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!”

^23 (D)Then they began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing.

The Disciples Argue About Greatness

^24 (E)Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered the greatest. ^25 (F)And He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called ‘benefactors.’ ^26 (G)But not so among you; on the contrary, ^(H)he who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he who governs as he who serves. ^27 (I)For who is greater, he who sits at the table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at the table? Yet ^(J)I am among you as the One who serves.

²⁸ “But you are those who have continued with Me in ^(K)My trials. ²⁹ And ^(L)I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me, ³⁰ that ^(M)you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, ^(N)and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”