The Request of James and John

35 Then James and John, [fn]the sons of Zebedee, came to him and [fn]said, “Teacher, we want yoʋ to do for us whatever we [fn]ask.” 36 So he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?” 37 They said to him, “Grant that one of us may sit on yoʋr right and the other on yoʋr left in yoʋr 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, [fn]and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” 39 They said to him, “We are able.” Then Jesus said to them, “You will [fn]indeed drink the cup that I drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with, 40 but to sit on my right [fn]and on my left is not mine to give, but is for those for whom it has been prepared.” 41 When the ten heard this, they started becoming indignant with James and John. 42 So Jesus called them over and said to them, “You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. 43 But it [fn]shall not be so among you. Instead, whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever wants to be first among you must be a slave to all. 45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”