Matthew 20:20-22

International Standard Version

The Request of James and John^(A)

²⁰ Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus^[a] with her sons. She bowed down in front of him to ask him for a favor. ²¹ He asked her, “What do you want?”

She told him, “Promise^[b] that in your kingdom these two sons of mine will sit on your right and on your left.”

²² Jesus replied, “You don’t realize what you’re asking. Can you drink from the cup that I’m going to drink from?”^[c]

They told him, “We can.”