A Request by James and John

³⁵ And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and^[a] said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask you.” ³⁶ And he said to them, “What do you want that I do^[b] for you?” ³⁷ So they said to him, “Grant to us that we may sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your glory.” ³⁸ But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” ³⁹ And they said to him, “We are able.” So Jesus said to them, “You will drink the cup that I drink, and you will be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with, ⁴⁰ but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but is for those for whom it has been prepared.” ⁴¹ And when they^[c] heard this,^[d] the ten began to be indignant about James and John. ⁴² And Jesus called them to himself and^[e] said to them, “You know that those who are considered to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their people in high positions exercise authority over them. ⁴³ But it is not like this among you! But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, ⁴⁴ and whoever wants to be most prominent among you must be the slave of all. ⁴⁵ For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”