Matthew 20:18-34 ▼

18 “Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes,

19 and they will condemn Him to death, and will deliver Him to the nations to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify, and the third day He will rise again.”

20 Then came near to Him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, prostrating and asking something from Him,

21 and He said to her, “What do you will?” She says to Him, “Say that they may sit—these two sons of mine—one on Your right hand and one on the left, in Your kingdom.”

22 And Jesus answering said, “You have not known what you ask for yourselves; are you able to drink of the cup that I am about to drink? And with the immersion that I am immersed with, to be immersed?” They say to Him, “We are able.”

23 And He says to them, “Of My cup indeed you will drink, and with the immersion that I am immersed with you will be immersed; but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but—to those for whom it has been prepared by My Father.”

24 And the ten having heard, were much displeased with the two brothers,

25 and Jesus having called them near, said, “You have known that the rulers of the nations exercise lordship over them, and those [who are] great exercise authority over them,

26 but not so will it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your servant;

27 and whoever may will among you to be first, let him be your servant;

28 even as the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give His life [as] a ransom for many.”

29 And they going forth from Jericho, there followed Him a great multitude,

30 and behold, two blind men sitting by the way, having heard that Jesus passes by, cried, saying, “Deal kindly with us, Lord—Son of David.”

31 And the multitude charged them that they might be silent, and they cried out the more, saying, “Deal kindly with us Lord—Son of David.”

32 And having stood, Jesus called them and said, “What do you will [that] I may do to you?”

33 They say to Him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened”;

34 and having been moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him.