Matthew 20:22-34 ▼

22 Jesus replied, |You don't realize what you're asking. Can you drink from the cup that I'm going to drink from?| They told him, |We can.|

23 He told them, |You will indeed drink from my cup. But it's not up to me to grant you a seat at my right hand or at my left. These positions have already been prepared for others by my Father.|

24 When the ten heard this, they became furious with the two brothers.

25 But Jesus called the disciples and said, |You know that the rulers of the unbelievers lord it over them and their superiors act like tyrants over them.

26 That's not the way it should be among you. Instead, whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

27 and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave.

28 That's the way it is with the Son of Man. He did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people.|

29 As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Jesus.

30 When two blind men who were sitting by the roadside heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, |Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!|

31 When the crowd told them harshly to be silent, they shouted even louder, |Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!|

32 Jesus stopped and called them, saying, |What do you want me to do for you?|

33 They told him, |Lord, we want to be able to see!|

34 Then Jesus, deeply moved with compassion, touched their eyes, and at once they could see again. So they followed him.