16 ‘So the last will be first, and the first will be last.’

Jesus predicts his death a third time

17 Now Jesus was going up to Jerusalem. On the way, he took the Twelve aside and said to them, 18 ‘We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death 19 and will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will be raised to life!’

A mother’s request

20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favour of him.

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16 “So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”(A)

Jesus Predicts His Death a Third Time(B)

17 Now Jesus was going up to Jerusalem. On the way, he took the Twelve aside and said to them, 18 “We are going up to Jerusalem,(C) and the Son of Man(D) will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law.(E) They will condemn him to death 19 and will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged(F) and crucified.(G) On the third day(H) he will be raised to life!”(I)

A Mother’s Request(J)

20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons(K) came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down,(L) asked a favor of him.

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