Greatness Is Serving^(A)

^20 (B)Then the mother of ^(C)Zebedee’s sons came to Him with her sons, kneeling down and asking something from Him.

^2 (A)And behold, a leper came and ^(B)worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

^21 (A)Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them,

Greatness Is Serving^(A)

^35 (B)Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Him, saying, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”

³⁶ And He said to them, “What do you want Me to do for you?”

³⁷ They said to Him, “Grant us that we may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on Your left, in Your glory.”

³⁸ But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the ^(C)cup that I drink, and be baptized with the ^(D)baptism that I am baptized with?”

³⁹ They said to Him, “We are able.”

So Jesus said to them, ^(E)“You will indeed drink the cup that I drink, and with the baptism I am baptized with you will be baptized; ⁴⁰ but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those ^(F)for whom it is prepared.”

^41 (G)And when the ten heard it, they began to be greatly displeased with James and John. ⁴² But Jesus called them to Himself and said to them, ^(H)“You know that those who are considered rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. ^43 (I)Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. ⁴⁴ And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all. ⁴⁵ For even ^(J)the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and ^(K)to give His life a ransom for many.”

^56 (A)among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and ^[a]Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

^40 (A)There were also women looking on ^(B)from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome,

¹¹ And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, ^(A)they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

¹⁷ When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some ^(A)doubted.

²⁵ Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”