Matthew 20:17-24

New American Standard Bible 1995

Death, Resurrection Foretold

^17 (A)As Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and on the way He said to them, ¹⁸ “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man ^(B)will be ^[a]delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, ¹⁹ and ^(C)will hand Him over to the Gentiles to mock and scourge and crucify Him, and on ^(D)the third day He will be raised up.”

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^20 (E)Then the mother of ^(F)the sons of Zebedee came to ^[b]Jesus with her sons, ^(G)bowing down and making a request of Him. ²¹ And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She *said to Him, “Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine ^(H)may sit one on Your right and one on Your left.” ²² But Jesus answered, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able ^(I)to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They *said to Him, “We are able.” ²³ He *said to them, “^(J)My cup you shall drink; but to sit on My right and on My left, this is not Mine to give, ^(K)but it is for those for whom it has been ^(L)prepared by My Father.”

²⁴ And hearing this, the ten became indignant with the two brothers.